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THE FREEMASON'S UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



THE 

Freemason's Universal Monitor. 

A MANUAL 

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THE "GWYNN" LECTURE IN THIRD DEGREE. 



ARRANGED 

cA By C. O /EM RICK, 

Past District Lecturer of Ohio 

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CINCINNATI : 

PUBLISHED BY JOHN D. CALDWELL, 

No. 233 West Fourth Street 

1890. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1890, 

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, 

By JOHN D. CALDWELL. 



FRATERNITY OF ANCIENT 

Wheresoever Dispersed around the Globe, 

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Is MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, 

IN THE HOPE THAT IT MAY PROVE A USEFUL MONITOR 

IN THEIR LABORS. 



MASONIC CALENDAR. 



Freemasons possess dates peculiar to themselves, and all 
documents of a Masonic nature should be dated accordingly 
This distinction should always be adhered to. 

Symbolic Masonry dates from the creation of the world, 
using the Latin names Anno Lucius, signifying the year oi 
light. Thus, to ascertain the date, to the common calendar 
1890, add 4,000, give -5 5890, the date of Ancient Craft Masonry. 

A. D. 1890, A. L. 5890. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 

Adieu, Masonic, 220 

Ancient Charges, 15 

Ancient Ceremonies, 119 

Anniversary Ode, 217 

Behavior, within and after Lodge, . . . . 21, 22, 23, 28 

Calendar, Masonic, 6 

Candidates, Prerequisites for, 29 

Charter for Lodge, Form of, .... - 123 

Charge on Behavior, 28 

Craft at Working, The, 19 

Constituting, 129, 214 

Consecrating, Order of, 128, 212 

Dedication to the Fraternity, 5 

Dedication of Lodge, 129-148, 153, 213 

Dirge, 95, 178 

Dimit, Form of, . 200 

Documents, Masonic, Forms of, 197 

Dimit, Application for, >. 200 

Entered Apprentice, 34 

Entered Apprentice, Charge to, 56 

Forms, 123 

Fellowcraft Degree, 62 

Fellowcraft Degree, Second Section, 66 

Fellowcraft Degree, Charge to, 85 

Foundation-stone Laying, 156 

Friendship, Advantages of, . 14 

Friendship Song, 219 

Funeral Dirge, 95, 178 

Gavel, 41 

Gauge, Twenty four Inch, 41 

General Eemarks, 11 

God and Eeligion, . : 16 

Geometry, Moral Advantages of, 81 



10 CONTENTS. 

PAGE. 

Honors, Public Grand, 163, 204 

Initiation, 26 

Initiation, Petition for, 109 

Installation of Lodge Officers, 131 

Installation Hymn, 146, 215 

Installation of Grand Officers, 181 

Lambskin, The, 38 

Laws for Government of Lodges, 26 

Magistrates, Civil, 16 

Masters and Wardens, 17 

Master Mason's Degree, 91 

Master Mason's Degree, Section Third, 99 

Master Mason's Degree, the Perfection of Symbolic 

Masonry, 91 

Master Mason's Degree, Charge, 114 

Master Mason's Degree, Charge at Closing, .... 116 
Mystic Tie, 218 

Odes, Masonic, 204 

Order of Procession, 124, 162 

Order of Funeral Procession, 164 

Opening and Closing, 12 

Part Third, Master's Degree, 121 

Past Degree Ceremonies, . . 119 

Present Degree Ceremonies, 119 

Preliminary Ceremonies, 121 

.Procession, Order of, 124, 162 

Procession, Funeral, ■ 164 

Proclamation, 130 y 194 

Public Grand Honors, 163, 204 

Proxy, Form of, . 196 

Petition for Initiation, 109 

Kecord, Form of Keeping, 292 

Kepresentative Proxy, 201 



THE FREEMASON'S UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

' PART FIRST. 



CHAPTER I. 

GENERAL REMARKS. 

Masonry is an art equally useful and extensi re. In every 
part there is a mystery which requires a gradual progression 
of knowledge to arrive at any degree of perfection in it. With- 
out much instruction, and more exercise, no man can be skill- 
ful in any art ; in like manner without an assiduous applica- 
tion to the various subjects treated of in the different lectures 
of Masonry, no person can be sufficiently acquainted with its 
true value. 

It must not, however, be inferred from this remark, that per- 
sons who labor under the disadvantages of a limited education, 
or whose condition in life requires a more intense application 
to business or study, are to be discouraged in their endeavors to 
gain a knowledge of Masonry. 

To qualify an individual to enjoy the benefit of the society at 
large, or to partake of its privileges, it is not absolutely neces- 
sary that he should be acquainted with all the intricate parts of 
the science. These are only intended for the diligent and as- 
siduous Mason, who may have leisure and opportunity to in- 
dulge in such pursuits. 

Though some are more able than others, some more eminent, 
some more useful, yet all, in their different spheres, may prove 
advantageous to the com munity. As the nature of every man's 
profession will not admit of that leisure which is necessary to 
qualify him to become an expert Mason, it is highly proper that 
the official duties of a Lodge should be executed by persons 
whose education and situation in life enables them to become 
adepts ; as it must be allowed that all who accept offices and ex- 
ercise authority should be properly qualified to discharge the 
task assigned them, with honor to themselves and credit to their 
respective stations. 



12 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

CHAPTER II. 

THE CEREMONY OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE LODGE. 

In all regular assemblies of men who are convened for wise 
and useful purposes, the commencement and conclusion of busi- 
ness are accompanied with aome form. In every country the 
practice prevails, and is deemed essential. From the most re- 
mote periods of antiquity it may be traced, and the refined im- 
provements of modern times have not totally abolished it. 

Ceremonies, when simply considered, it is true, are of but lit- 
tle value ; but their effects are sometimes important. When 
they impress awe and reverence on the mind, and engage the 
attention to solemn rites by external attraction, they are inter- 
esting objects. These purposes are effected by judicious ceremo- 
nies, when regularly conducted and properly arranged. On 
this ground they have received the sanction of the wisest men 
in all ages, and consequently could not escape the notice of Ma 
sons. To begin well, is the most likely means to end well ; and 
it is judiciously remarked, that when order and method are 
neglected at the beginning, they will be seldom found to take 
place at the end. 

The importance of performing the ceremonies of opening and 
closing a Lodge with solemnity and decorum is, therefore univer- 
sally admitted among Masons ; and though the mode in some 
Lodges may vary, and in every degree must vary, still a unifor- 
mity in the general practice prevails in every Lodge ; and the 
variation (if any) is solely occasioned by a want of method, 
which a little application might easily remove. 

To conduct this ceremony with propriety, ought to be the par- 
ticular study of every Mason ; especially of those who have the 
honor to rule in our assemblies. To persons who are thus dig- 
nified, every eye is naturally directed for propriety of conduct 
and behavior ; and from them, other brethren who are less in- 
formed, will naturally expect an example worthy of imitation. 

From a share in this ceremony no Mason can be exempted. 
It is a general concern, in which all must assist. This is the first 
request of the Master, and the prelude to all business. No 
sooner has it been signified, than every officer repairs to his sta- 
tion, and the brethren rank according to their degrees. The 
business of the meeting becomes the sole object of attention, and 



PRELIMINARIES. 13 

the mind is insensibly drawn from those indiscriminate subjects 
of conversation, which are apt to intrude on our less serious 
moments. 

This effect accomplished, our care is directed to the external 
avenues of the Lodge ; and the proper officers, whose province 
it is to discharge that duty, execute their trust with fidelity, and 
by certain mystic forms, of no recent date, intimate that we may 
safely proceed. To detect imposters among ourselves, an adher- 
ence to order in the character of Masons ensues, and the Lodge 
is opened in solemn form. 

At opening the Lodge, two purposes are wisely effected : the 
Master is reminded of the dignity of his character, and the 
brethren of the homage and veneration due from them in their 
respective stations. These are not the only advantages result- 
ing from a due observance of this ceremony ; a reverential awe 
for the Deity is inculcated, and the eye fixed on that object, from 
whose radiant beams only light can be derived. Here we are 
taught to adore the God of Heaven, and to supplicate his bless- 
ing on our well-meant endeavors. The Master assumes his gov- 
ernment in due form, and under him his Wardens, who accept 
their trust after the customary salutations. The brethren, then 
with one accord, unite in duty and respect, and the ceremony 
concludes. 

At closing the Lodge a similar form is used. Here the less 
important duties of Masonry are not passed over unobserved. 
The necessary degree of subordination in the government of a 
Lodge is peculiarly marked, while the proper tribute of grati- 
tude is offered up to the beneficent Author of life, and his bless- 
ing invoked upon the whole Fraternity. Each brother faith- 
fully locks up the treasure he has acquired, in his own secret re- 
pository, and, pleased with his reward, retires to enjoy and dis- 
seminate among the private circle of his brethren, the fruits of 
his labor and industry in the Lodge. 

These are faint outlines of a ceremony which universally pre- 
vails among Masons in every country, and distinguishes all 
their meetings. It is arranged as a general section in every de- 
gree, and takes the lead in all our illustrations. 

Order is the first law upon which Philosophical Masonry is 
based. It is the fundamental principle of obedience, and con- 
stitutes the harmony of our science. It was by the arrange- 
ment of a perfect system of order through which the bands cf 
workmen, as operatives, were enabled, with regularity, to per 
form and execute their labors. Hence, the observance of this 
same system constitutes the strength of our union. 



14 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



CHAPTER III. 

FRIENDSHIP CONSIDERED, WITH THE ADVANTAGES 
RESULTING FROM IT. 

No subject can more properly engage the attention, than the 
humane and benevolent dispositions which indulgent Nature 
has bestowed upon the rational species. These are replete with 
the nappiest effects, and afford to the mind the most agreeable 
reflections. The breast which is inspired with tender feelings 
is naturally prompted to a reciprocal intercourse of kind and 
generous actions. As human nature rises in the scale of things, 
so do the social affections likewise arise. When friendship is 
firm and lasting, we enjoy the highest degree of happiness; 
but when it declines, we experience an equal degree of pain. 
Where friendship is unknown, jealousy and suspicion prevail ; 
but where virtue is the cement, true pleasure must be enjoyed. 
In every breast there exists a propensity to friendly acts, and, 
when those are exerted to effect, they sweeten every temporal 
enjoyment ; and, if they do not always totally remove the dis- 
quietudes, they at least tend to allay the calamities of life. 

Friendship is traced through the circle of private connections 
to the grand system of universal benevolence, which no limits 
can circumscribe, and its influence extends to every branch of 
the human race. Actuated by these sentiments, each individ- 
ual centers his happiness in the happiness of his neighbor, and 
a fixed and permanent union is established among men. 

Nevertheless, though friendship, considered as the source of 
universal benevolence, is unlimited, it exerts its influence 
more or less powerfully as the objects it favors are nearer or 
more remote. Hence, the love of friends and of country takes 
the lead in our affections, and gives rise to that true patriotism 
which fires the soul with the most generous flame, creates the 
best and most disinterested virtue, and inspires that public 
spirit and heroic ardor which enables us to support a good 
cause, and risk our lives in its defense. 

To encourage virtue and reward merit, in whatever form it 
may appear, is truly commendable. Laudable actions will 
always meet the approbation of the good and virtuous, and 
these are the true principles inculcated by the science of philo- 
sophical Masonry, illustrating its utility to promote the happi- 
ness of man. 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 15 



THE CHARGES. OF A FREEMASON, 

EXTRACTED FROM 

THE ANCIENT RECORDS OF LODGES BEYOND SEA, AND 

OF THOSE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND 

IRELAND, FOR THE USE OF THE 

LODGES IN LONDON : 

TO BE READ 

AT THE MAKING OF NEW BRETHREN, OR WHEN THE 
MASTER SHALL ORDER IT. 



THE GENERAL HEADS, viz : 

I. Of God and Religion. 
II. Of the Civil Magistrate, Supreme and Sub- 
ordinate. 

III. Of Lodges. 

IV. Of Masters, Wardens, Fellows, and Ap- 

prentices. 
V. Of the Management of the Craft in Work- 
ing. 
VI. Of Behaviour, viz : 

1. In the Lodge while constituted. 

2. After the Lodge is over, and the Brethren not 

gone. 

3. When Brethren meet without Strangers, but not 

in a Lodge. 

4. In presence of Strangers, not Masons. 

5. At Home and in the Neighborhood. 

6. Towards a strange Brother. 



16 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

I. CONCERNING GOD AND RELIGION. 
A Mason is oblig'd by his Tenure to obey the moral 
law; and, if he rightly understands the Art, he will 
never be a stupid Atheist, nor an irreligious Liber- 
tine. But, though in ancient Times Masons were 
charged in every Country to be of the Religion of that 
Country or Nation, whatever it was, yet 'tis now 
thought more expedient only to oblige them to that 
Religion in which all Men agree, leaving their partic- 
ular Opinions to themselves ; that is, to be good Men 
and true, or Men of Honor and Honesty, by whatever 
Denominations or Persuasions they may be distin- 
guish'd ; whereby Masonry becomes the Center of 
Union, and the Means of conciliating true Friendship 
among Persons that must have remain'd at a perpetual 
Distance. 

II. OF THE CIVII, MAGISTRATE, SUPREME AND 
SUBORDINATE. 
A Mason is a Peaceable Subject to the Civil Powers, 
wherever he resides or works, and is never to be con- 
cern'd in Plots and Conspiracies against the Peace and 
Welfare of the Nation, nor to behave himself unduti- 
fully to inferior Magistrates ; for as Masonry hath been 
always injured by War, Bloodshed, and Confusion, so 
ancient Kings and Princes have been much dispos'd to 
encourage the Craftsmen, because of their Peaceable- 
ness and Loyalty, whereby they practically answer'd 
the Cavils of their Adversaries, and promoted the 
Honor of the Fraternity, who ever flourish'd in Times 
of Peace. So that if a Brother should be a Rebel 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 17 

against the State, he is not to be countenanc'd in his 
Rebellion, however he may be pitied as an unhappy 
Man ; and if Convicted of no other Crime, though the 
loyal Brotherhood must and ought to disown his Re- 
bellion, and give no Umbrage or Ground of Political 
Jealousy to the Government for the time being, they 
can not expel him from the Lodge, and his Relation to 
it remains indefeasible. 

III. OF LODGES. 

A Lodge is a Place where Masons assemble and 
work ; Hence that Assembly, or duly organiz'd Society 
of Masons, is call'd a Lodge, and every Brother ought 
to belong to one, and to be subject to its By-Laws and 
the General Regulations. It is either particular or 
general, and will be best understood by attending it, 
and by the Regulations of the General or Grand Lodge 
hereunto annex'd. In ancient Times, no Master or 
Fellow could be absent from it, especially when warn'd 
to appear at it, without incurring a severe Censure, 
until it appear'd to the Master and Wardens that pure 
Necessity hinder'd him. 

The Persons admitted Members of a Lodge must be 
good and true Men, free-born, and of mature and dis- 
creet Age ; no Bondmen, no Women, no immoral or 
scandalous Men, but of good Report. 

IV. OF MASTERS, WARDENS, FELLOWS, AND 

APPRENTICES. 
All preferment among Masons is grounded upon real 
Worth and personal Merit only ; that so the Lords 
may be well served, the Brethren not put to Shame, 



18 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

nor the Koyal Craft despis'd : Therefore no Master or 
Warden is chosen by Seniority, but for his Merit. It 
is impossible to describe these things in writing, and 
every Brother must attend in his Place, and learn them 
in a way peculiar to this Fraternity : Only Candidates 
may know that no Master should take an Apprentice 
unless he has sufficient employment for him, and un- 
less he be a perfect youth, having no Maim or Defect 
in his body, that may render him incapable of learning 
the Art, of serving his Master's Lord, and of being 
made a Brother, and then a Fellow-Craft in due time, 
even after he has served such a Term of Years as the 
Custom of the Country directs ; and that he should be 
descended of honest Parents ; that so, when otherwise 
qualify 'd, he may arrive to the Honor of being the 
Warden, and then the Master of the Lodge, the Grand 
Warden, and at length the Grand Master of all the 
Lodges, according to his Merit.* 

No Brother can be a Warden until he has pass'd 
the part of a Fellow-Craft, nor a Master until he has 
acted as a Warden, nor Grand Warden until he has 
been a Master of a Lodge, nor Grand Master unless he 
has been a Fellow-Craft before his election, who is 
also to be nobly born, or a Gentleman of the best 
Fashion, or some eminent Scholar, or some curious 
Architect, or other Artist, descended of honest Par- 
ents, and who is of singular great Merit in the Opin- 
ion of the Lodges. And for the better and easier and 



*The physical perfection herein required, applies only to 
candidates for the First Degree.— Proceedings, 1864, p. 88. 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 19 

more honorable discharge of his Office, the Grand- 
Master has a Power to choose his own Deputy Grand- 
Master, who must be then, or must have been for- 
merly, the Master of a particular Lodge, and has the 
Privilege of acting whatever the Grand-Master, his 
Principal, should act, unless the said Principal be 
present, or interpose his Authority by a Letter. 

These Rulers and Governors, Supreme and Subor- 
dinate, of the ancient Lodge, are to be obey'd in their 
respective Stations by all the Brethren, according to 
the old Charges and Regulations, with all Humility, 
Reverence, Love, and Alacrity. 

V. OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CRAFT IN 
WORKING. 

All Masons shall work honestly on working Days, 
that they may live creditably on Holy Days ; and the 
time appointed by the Law of the Land, or confirmed 
by Custom, shall be observed. 

The most expert of the Fellow-Craftsmen shall be 
chosen or appointed the Master or Overseer of the 
Lord's Work ; who is to be call'd Master by those 
that work under him. The Craftsmen are to avoid all 
ill Language, and to call each other by no disobliging 
Name, but Brother or Fellow ; and to behave them- 
selves courteously within and without the Lodge. 

The Master, knowing himself to be able of Cunning, 
shall undertake the Lord's Work as reasonably as pos- 
sible, and truly dispend his Goods as if they were his 
own ; nor to give more Wages to any Brother or Ap- 
prentice than he really may deserve. 

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20 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Both the Master and the Masons, receiving their 
Wages justly, shall be faithful to the Lord, and hon- 
estly finish their Work, whether Task or Journey; 
nor put the Work to Task that hath been accustom'd 
to Journey. 

None shall discover Envy at the Prosperity of a 
Brother, nor supplant him, or put him out of his Work, 
if he be capable to finish the same ; for no Man can 
finish another's Work so much to the Lord's Profit, 
unless he be thoroughly acquainted with the Designs 
and Draughts of him that began it. 

When a Fellow-Craftsman is chosen Warden of the 
Work under the Master, he shall be true both to Mas- 
ter and Fellows, shall carefully oversee the Work in 
the Master's Absence to the Lord's Profit, and his 
Brethren shall obey him. 

All Masons employ'd shall meekly receive their 
Wages without Murmuring or Mutiny, and not desert 
the Master till the Work is finish'd. 

A younger Brother shall be instructed in working, 
to prevent spoiling the Materials for want of Judg- 
ment, and for increasing and continuing of Brotherly 
Love. 

All the Tools used in working shall be approved by 
the Grrand Lodge. 

No Laborer shall be employed in the proper work 
of Masonry ; nor shall Free Masons work with those 
that are not free, without an urgent Necessity ; nor 
shall they teach Laborers and unaccepted Masons, as 
they should teach a Brother or Fellow. 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 21 

VI. BEHAVIOUR, viz. : 
i. In the Lodge whjxe constituted. 

You are not to hold private Committees, or Sepa- 
rate Conversation, without Leave from the Master, nor 
to talk of anything impertinent or unseemly, nor in- 
terrupt the Master or Wardens, or any Brother speak- 
ing to the Master ; nor behave yourself ludicrously or 
jestingly while the Lodge is engaged in what is seri- 
ous and solemn ; nor use any unbecoming Language 
upon any Pretence whatsoever ; but to pay due Rever- 
ence to your Master, Wardens, and Fellows, and put 
them to worship. 

If any Complaint be brought, the Brother found 
guilty shall stand to the Award and Determination of 
the Lodge, who are the proper and competent Judges 
of all such Controversies (unless you carry it by Ap- 
peal to the Grand Lodge), and to whom they ought to 
be referr'd, unless a Lord's Work be hinder'd the 
meanwhile, in which case a particular Reference may 
be made ; but you must never go to Law about what 
concerneth Masonry, without an absolute Necessity ap- 
parent to the Lodge. 

2. Behaviour after the Lodge is over, and the 
Brethren not gone. 

You may enjoy yourselves with innocent Mirth, 
treating one another according to Ability, but avoiding 
all Excess, or forcing any Brother to eat or drink be- 
yond his Inclination, or hindering him from going 



22 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

when his Occasions call him, or doing or saying any- 
thing offensive, or that may forbid an easy and free 
Conversation ; for that would blast our Harmony and 
defeat our laudable Purposes. Therefore no private 
Piques or Quarrels must be brought within the Door 
of the Lodge, far less any Quarrels about Religion, or 
Nation, or State Policy, we being only, as Masons, of 
the Catholic Religion above mentioned ; we are also of 
all Nations, Tongues, Kindreds, and Languages, and 
are resolv'd against all Politics, as what never yet con- 
duc'd to the Welfare of the Lodge, nor ever will. This 
charge has been always strictly enjoin'd and observed, 
but especially ever since the Reformation in Britain, or 
the Dissent and Secession of these Nations from the 
Communion of Rome. 

3. Behaviour when Brethren meet without Stran- 
gers, BUT NOT IN A LODGE FORMED. 

You are to salute one another in a courteous man- 
ner, as you will be instructed, calling each other 
Brother, freely giving mutual Instruction as shall be 
thought expedient, without being overseen or over- 
heard, and without encroaching upon each other or 
derogating from that Respect which is due to any 
Brother, were he not a Mason : For, though all Ma- 
sons are as brethren upon the same Level, yet Masonry 
takes no Honor from a Man that he had before ; nay, 
rather, it adds to his Honour, especially if he has de- 
serv'd well of the Brotherhood, who must give Honour 
to whom it is due, and avoid ill manners. 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 23 



4. Behaviour in presence oe Strangers, not 
Masons. 

You shall be cautions in your Words and Carriage, 
that the most penetrating Stranger shall not be able to 
discover or find out what is not proper to be inti- 
mated ; and sometimes you shall divert a discourse, and 
manage it prudently for the Honor of the worshipful 
Fraternity. 

5 Behaviour at Home, and in your Neighbour- 
hood. 

You are to act as becomes a moral and wise Man ; 
particularly, not to let your Family, Friends, and 
Neighbors know the Concerns of the Lodge, etc., but 
wisely to consult your own Honor, and that of the 
ancient Brotherhood, for Reasons not to be mention'd 
here. You must also consult your health, by not con- 
tinuing together too late, or too long from home, after 
Lodge Hours are past; and by voiding of Gluttony or 
Drunkenness, that your Families be not neglected or 
injured, nor you disabled from working. 

6. Behaviour towards a Strange Brother. 

You are cautiously to examine him, in such a method 
as prudence shall direct you, that you may not be im- 
pos'd upon by an ignorant, false Pretender, whom you 
are to reject with Contempt and Derision, and beware 
of giving him any Hints of Knowledge. 

But if you discover him to be a true and Genuine 
Brother, you are to respect him accordingly; and 



24 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

if he is in want, you must relieve him if you can, or 
else direct him how he may be reliev'd. You must 
employ him some Days, or else recommend him to be 
employed. But you are not charged to do beyond 
your Ability, only to prefer a poor Brother, that is a 
good Man and true, before any other poor People in 
the same Circumstances. 

Finally, all these Charges you are to observe, and 
also those that shall be communicated to you in an- 
other way; cultivating Brotherly Love, the foundation 
and Cape-stone, the Cement and Glory, of this ancient 
Fraternity, avoiding all Wrangling and Quarreling, all 
Slander and Backbiting, nor permitting others to slan- 
der any honest Brother, but defending his Character, 
and doing him all good offices, so far as is consistent 
with your Honor and Safety, and no further. And 
if any of them do you Injury, you must apply to your 
own or his Lodge; and from thence you may appeal 
to the Grand Lodge at the Quarterly Communication, 
and from thence to the annual Grand Lodge; as has 
been the ancient laudable Conduct of our Forefathers 
in every Nation ; never taking a legal Course but when 
the Case can not be otherwise decided, and patiently 
listening to the honest and friendly Advice of Master 
and Fellows, when they would prevent your going to 
Law with Strangers, or would excite you to put a 
speedy Period to all Law Suits, that so you may mind 
the Affairs of Masonry with the more alacrity and 
Success; but with respect to Brothers or Fellows at 
Law, the Master and Brethren should kindly offer 
their Mediation, which ought to be thankfully sub- 



ANCIENT CHARGES. 25 

mitted :o by the contending Brethren ; and if that sub- 
mission is impracticable, they must however carry on 
their Process, or Law Suit, without Wrath and Rancor 
(not in the common way), saying or doing nothing 
which may hinder Brotherly Love, and good Offices 
to be renew'd and continu'd; that all may see the be- 
nign Influence of Masonry, as all true Masons have 
done from the Beginning of the World, and will do to 
the End of Time. 

Amen so mote it be. 






26 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

LAWS 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE LODGE. 

You are to salute one another in a courteous 
manner, agreeably to the forms established among 
Masons ; * you are freely to give such mutual instruc- 
tions as shall be thought necessary or expedient, not 
being overseen or overheard, without encroaching upon 
each other, or derogating from that respect which is due 
to any gentleman, were he not a Mason ; for though, 
as Masons, we rank as brethren on a level, yet Ma- 
sonry deprives no man of the honor due to his rank or 
character, but rather adds to his honor, especially if 
he has deserved well of the Fraternity, who always 
render honor to whom it is due, and avoid ill- 
manners. 

No private committees are to be allowed, or separate 
conversations encouraged ; the master or wardens are 
not to be interrupted, or any brother speaking to the 
master ; but due decorum is to be observed, and the 
proper respect paid to the master and presiding officers. 

These laws are to be strictly enforced, that harmony 
may be preserved, and the business of the Lodge be 
carried on with order and regularity. Amen. So 
mote it be. 



*In a Lodge, Masons meet as members of one family; all 
prejudices, therefore, on account of religion, country, or pri- 
vate opinion, are removed. 



BEHAVIOR OF MASON. 27 

CHARGE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF MASONS OUT 
OF THE LODGE. 

When the Lodge is closed you may enjoy your- 
selves with innocent mirth, but you are carefully to 
avoid excess. You are not to compel any brother to 
act contrary to his own inclination, or give offense by 
word or deed, but enjoy a free and easy conversation. 
You are to use no immoral or obscene discourse, but 
at all times support with propriety the dignity of your 
character. 

You are to be cautious in your words and carriage, 
that the most penetrating stranger may not discover or 
find out what is not proper to be intimated ; and, if 
necessary, you are to waive a discourse, and manage it 
prudently, for the honor of the Fraternity. 

At home, and in your several neighborhoods, you 
are to behave as wise and moral men. You are never 
to communicate to your families, friends, or acquaint- 
ance the private transactions of our different assem- 
blies, but upon every occasion to consult your own 
honor and the reputation of the Fraternity at large. 

You are to study the preservation of health, by 
avoiding irregularity and intemperance, that your fam- 
ilies may not be neglected and injured, or yourselves 
disabled from attending to your necessary employments 
in life. 

If a stranger apply in the character of a Mason you 
are cautiously to examine him in such a method as 
prudence may direct, and agreeably to the forms estab- 
lished among Masons, that you may not be imposed 



28 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

upon by an ignorant, false pretender, whom you are to 
reject with contempt ; and beware of giving him any 
secret hints of knowledge. But if you discover him 
to be a true and genuine brother, you are to respect 
him; if he be in want, you are to relieve him, or di- 
rect him how he may be relieved ; you are to employ 
him, or recommend him to employment; however, you 
are never charged to do beyond your ability — only to 
prefer a poor brother, who is a good man and true, be- 
fore any other person in the same circumstances. 

Finally : These rules you are always to observe and 
enforce, and also the duties which have been communi- 
cated in the lectures; cultivating brotherly love, the 
foundationand cape-stone, the cement and glory, of this 
ancient Fraternity; avoiding, upon every occasion, 
wrangling and quarreling, slandering and backbiting ; 
not permitting others to slander honest brethren, but 
defending their characters, and doing them good offices 
as far as may be consistent with your honor and safety, 
but no further. Hence all may see the benign influ- 
ence of Masonry, as all true Masons have done from 
the beginning of the world, and will do to the end of 
time. Amen. So mote it be. 



PREREQUISITES. 29 



CHAPTER IV. 

PREREQUISITES FOR A CANDIDATE. 

By a late regulation, adopted by most of the Grand Lodges 
in America, no candidate for the mysteries of Masonry can be 
initiated without having been proposed at a previous meeting 
of the Lodge, in order that no one may be introduced without 
due inquiry relative to his character and qualifications. 

All applications for initiation should be made by petition 
in writing, signed by the applicant, giving an account of his 
age, quality, occupation, and place of residence, and that he is 
desirous of being admitted a member of the Fraternity ; which 
petition should be recommended by a member of the Lodge, 
and after having been recorded, should be kept on file by the 
Secretary. 

FORM OF PETITION 

TO BE PRESENTED BY A CANDIDATE FOR INITIATION^ 

To the W. Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Lodge, 

No. , of Free and Accepted Masons: 

The subscriber, residing in , of lawful age, 

and by occupation a , begs leave to state that, 

unbiased by friends and uninfluenced by mercenary 
motives, he freely and voluntarily offers himself as a 
candidate for the mysteries of Masonry, and that he is 
prompted to solicit this privilege by a favorable opin- 
ion conceived of the institution, a desire of knowledge, 
and a sincere wish of being serviceable to his fellow- 
creatures. Should this petition be granted, he will 
cheerfully conform to all the ancient established usages 
and customs of the Fraternity. 

(Signed) A B . 

Recommended by C D . 



30 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

After this petition is read, the candidate must be proposed 
in form by a member of the Lodge, and the proposition sec- 
onded by another member. A committee is then appointed to 
make inquiry relative to his character and qualifications. 

DECLARATIONS 

TO BE ASSENTED TO BY A CANDIDATE, IN AN ADJOINING 
APARTMENT, PREVIOUS TO INITIATION. 

Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you 
have not made application to any other Lodge for in- 
itiation, and been rejected? 

Do you believe in the Eternal God, as revealed in 
the Holy Bible, and that it is your duty to pay him 
that homage which is due from the creature to its 
Creator? 

Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that, 
unbiased by friends and uninfluenced by mercenary 
motives, you freely and voluntarily offer yourself a 
candidate for the mysteries of Masonry? 

Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you 
are prompted to solicit the privileges of Masonry by a 
favorable opinion conceived of the institution, a desire 
of knowledge, and a sincere wish of being serviceable 
to your fellow-creatures? 

Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you 

will cheerfully conform to all the ancient established 

usages and customs of the Fraternity? 

If there are then no objections made, the candidate is intro- 
duced in due form. 



CHARGES OF A FREEMASON. 31 

CHAPTER V. 

REMARKS ON THE FIRST LECTURE. 

We shall now enter on a disquisition of the different sec- 
tions of the lectures appropriated to the several degrees of Ma- 
sonry, giving a brief summary of the whole, and annexing to 
every remark the particulars to which the section alludes. By 
these means the industrious Mason will be instructed in the 
regular arrangement of the sections in each lecture, and be 
enabled with more ease to acquire a knowledge of the art. 

The first lecture of Masonry is divided into three sections, 
and each section into different clauses. Virtue is painted in 
the most beautiful colors, and the duties of morality are en- 
forced. In it we are taught such useful lessons as prepare the 
mind for a regular advancement in the principles of knowl- 
edge and philosophy. These are imprinted on the memory by 
lively and sensible images, to influence our conduct in the 
proper discharge of the duties of social life. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE'S DEGREE. 



PART SECOND. 



CHAPTER I. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE S DEGREE. 

This degree is the initiatory step to the ground floor of our 
Mystic Temple. Honor and probity attend the introduction of 
our ceremonies ; and, at this first stage of our progress, the most 
strict decorum should be observed. 

The lecture of this degree is divided into sections and clauses. 
The initiate is here taught a lesson of meekness and humility, 
and of hisKentire dependence upon the supporting hand of 
Deity. Virtue and charity are here also beautifully portrayed, 
and the duties of morality enforced by symbolical instructions. 

Various useful lessons are here also taught to prepare the 
novitiate for a regular advancement in the principles of knowl- 
edge and philosophy, all of which are imprinted on the mind 
by lively and sensible hieroglyphical figures, which are ex- 
plained, and have a moral tendency to inculcate the practice 
of those virtues that adorn and beautify the human mind, and 
the corner-stone of a superstructure is laid upon which the 
initiate is to build his future Masonic edifice. 



PRAYER AT OPENING AN ENTERED APPRENTICE'S 
LODGE. 

May the favor of Heaven be with us at this our 
present meeting; and as it is happily begun, so may 
it be conducted with order and decorum, guided 6y 
wisdom from on high. And when our labors are 
finished, may it be closed in brotherly love and har- 
mony, to the glory and honor of God and our ad' 
vancement in truth and knowledge. Amen. 

Response. — So mote it be. 

3 (35) 



36 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



Section First. 

This part of the lecture of an Entered Apprentice unfolds oui 
object in visiting the hall of Masonry ; develops the justice of 
our pretensions to the privileges of the order ; illustrates the 
manner of our reception within the threshold of a Lodge; re- 
minds us of our dependence on the supporting hand of Deity ; 
exhibits the pledge of our fidelity, secrecy, and conformity to 
immemorial masonic customs ; opens our eyes to the light of 
knowledge ; presents to our hearts the lovely purity of inno- 
cence; draws upon our affections by the silken chord of charity ; 
and speculatively explains the implements of the degree. 



A PRAYER USED AT THE INITIATION OF A 
CANDIDATE. 

Vouchsafe thine aid, Almighty Father of the Uni- 
verse, to this our present convention ; and grant that 
this candidate for Masonry may dedicate and devote 
his life to thy service, and become a true and faithful 
brother among us ! Endew him with a competency 
of thy divine wisdom, that, by the secrets of our art, 
he may be better enabled to display the beauties of 
brotherly love, relief, and truth, to the honor of thy 
boly name. Amen. 



The following Psalm is here introduced during the cere- 
monies : 

Behold I how good and how pleasant it is for 
brethren to dwell together in unity ! 

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, 
that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard : 
that went down to the skirts of his garments ; 

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that de- 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



scended upon the mountains of Zion ; for there the 
Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. 
Psalm cxxxiii. 

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Freemasonry has come down to us from remote 
antiquity, freighted with moral and social blessings for 
all who are deemed worthy of its privileges. In the 
dark days of the Middle Ages, when ignorance and 
superstition held sway over the minds of the people, 
Freemasonry retained the germs of a higher civiliza- 
tion ; and from the Holy Bible, preserved in its Lodges, 
taught the knowledge of the " true God," the immor- 
tality of the soul, and a general resurrection. It dif- 
fused among mankind the social virtues, and taught 
men to love and be charitable to each other ; hence, 
the Chinese, the Arab, and the Indian will embrace 
each other, and know that, besides the common ties of 
humanity, there is a stronger obligation to induce them 
to kindly and friendly offices ; but, before we can 




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UNIVERSAL MONITOR, 




Toward the close of the section is explained that 
peculiar ensign of Masonry, the lamb -shin or white 
apron, which is an emblem of innocence, and the 
badge of a Mason ; more ancient than the golden 
fleece or Roman eagle; and, when worthily worn, 
more honorable than the star and garter, or any other 
order that could be conferred upon the candidate at 
that or any future period. It has been worn by 
kings, princes, and potentates of the earth, who have 
never been ashamed to wear it, and which every one 
ought to wear with equal pleasure to himself and 
honor to the Fraternity. 



THE LAMB SKIN 

Or, the following Symbolism of the Apron * may be appro- 
priately used : 

Brother, I am about to present you with the lamb 
skin, which is an emblem of innocence and the badge 
of a Mason, more ancient than the Golden Fleece or 
Roman Eagle, more honorable than the Star and 
Garter, or any other order. And, from a time whence 



* Brother C. G. Emrick, Past District Lecturer of Ohio. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 39 

the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, this 
emblem, plain and unadorned, has been the peculiar 
clothing of all F. and A. M. ; the citizen toiling in 
humble poverty, and the Prince commanding the re- 
sources of Empires, have alike worn it in the con- 
sciousness that it has lightened the labor of the one 
and added dignity to the power of the other. It may 
be that you are, or yet will be, so firmly intrenched in 
the confidence of your fellow-men, or so deserve their 
gratitude, that they will elevate you to the highest po- 
sition of honor, trust, and emolument, and cause your 
name to be inscribed high upon the pillar of worldly 
fame. But never before have you had, and never 
again, my Brother, will you have, a higher mark of 
favor and confidence bestowed upon you than this, 
which I, as the representative of these Brothers and 
of the Craft throughout the world, am now about to 
bestow; this emblem, which K. S. wore when arrayed 
in all his glory, which invested with additional dignity 
other Kings, Princes, and Rulers, and which has been 
eagerly sought and worthily worn by the best men of 
your own generation, I now, with pleasure, present to 
you. Its Spotless White is emblematical of that pu- 
rity of heart and uprightness of personal manhood, 
which we expect and sincerely hope will hereafter dis- 
tinguish the conduct of all your personal and social 
affairs. This emblem is now yours to wear, we hope, 
with pleasure to yourself and honor to the Fraternity. 
If you disgrace it, the disgrace will be augmented by 
the consciousness that you have, in this Lodge, been 



40 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

taught the principles of a correct and moral life. It 
is yours to wear as a Mason, so long as the "vital 
spark " shall animate your mortal frame, and when at 
last, whether in manhood or old age, your spirit hav- 
ing winged its flight to that " house not made with 
hands " — when amid the tears and sorrow of surviv- 
ing relatives and friends, and by the hands of sympa- 
thizing Brother Masons your body shall be lowered to 
the confines of that narrow house appointed for all liv- 
ing, it will still be yours — yours to be placed with the 
evergreen upon the coffin that shall enclose your re- 
mains, to be buried with them. My Brother, let its 
pure and spotless surface be to you an ever-present re- 
minder of a " purity of life and rectitude of conduct," 
a never-ending argument for nobler deeds, for higher 
thoughts, for greater achievements ; and when at last 
your weary feet shall have come to the end of their 
toilsome journey, and from your lifeless grasp shall 
drop forever the working-tools of life, may the record 
of your life and actions be as pure and spotless as the 
fair emblem which I have placed within your hands 
to-night ; and when your immortal spirit shall stand 
before the Great White Throne, may it be your por- 
tion to hear from Him who sitteth as the Judge Su- 
preme, the welcome words : " Well done, good and 
faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." 
Carry it to the S. W., who will instruct you to wear it 
as an E. A. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 41 



* ' % * * * * * 

This section closes with an explanation of the working tools 
of an Entered Apprentice, which are the twenty -four-inch gauge 
and the common gavel. 



1 t 1 . I ■ 1 i I . i i I i I . I . t , I i I i i 

The twenty -four-inch guage is an instrument made 
use of by operative masons, to measure and lay out 
their work ; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are 
taught to make use of it for the more noble and glo- 
rious purpose of dividing our time. It, being divided 
into twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of the 
twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to 
divide into three parts, whereby we find a portion for 
the service of God and the relief of a distressed wor- 
thy Brother, a portion for our usual avocations, and a 
portion for refreshment and sleep. 




The common gavel is an instrument made use of by 
operative masons to break off the superfluous corners 
of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builder's 
use ; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught 
to make use of it for the more noble and glorious 
purpose of divesting our minds and consciences of all 
the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting us, 
as living stones, for that spiritual building, that house 
not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 



42 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



Section Second, 

The second section rationally accounts for the ceremony of 
initiating a candidate into our ancient institution, and for the 
origin of our hieroglyphical instruction, and convinces us of 
the advantages which will ever accompany a faithful observ- 
ance of our duty. 




Every candidate, at his initiation, is presented with a lamb 
skin or white apron. 

The Lamb has, in all ages, been deemed an emblem 
of innocence. He, therefore, who wears the lamb skin 
as a badge of Masonry, is thereby continually re- 
minded of that purity of life and conduct which is 
essentially necessary to his gaining admission into the 
Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect 
of the Universe presides. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



43 



Section Third. 

This section explains what constitutes a Lodge, and teaches us 
to perform, with propriety, the duties of our respective stations. 
Here, likewise, we receive instruction relative to the form, sup- 
ports, covering, furniture, ornaments, lights, and jewels of a Lodge : 
how it should be situated, and to whom dedicated. 






******* 




From East to West, and between the North and 



44 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



the South, Freemasonry extends ; and in every elime 

are Masons to be found. 




Our institution is said to be supported by Wisdom, 
Strength, and Beauty, because it is necessary that 
there should be wisdom to contrive, strength to 
support, and beauty to adorn all great and important 
undertakings. 



Its dimensions are unlimited and its covering no 
less than the canopy of Heaven. To this object the 
Mason's mind is continually directed, and thither he 
hopes at last to arrive, by the aid of the theological 
ladder which Jacob, in his vision, saw ascending from 
earth to heaven ; the three principal rounds of which 
are denominated Faith, Hope, and Charity; and 
which admonish us to have faith in God, hope in 
immortality, and charity to all mankind. The great- 
est of these is Charity } for our Faith will be lost in 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



45 




sight. Hope ends in fruition, but Charity extends 
beyond the grave, through the boundless realms of 
eternity. 




Every well governed Lodge is furnished with the 
Holy Bible, square, and compasses. The Holy Bible 
is dedicated to God; the square to the Master; and 
the compasses to the Craft. The Bible is dedicated 
to God, because it is the inestimable gift of God to 
man, . . ... ; the square to the Master, 
because it is the proper masonic emblem of his office, 
and should continually remind him of the duty that 
he owes to the Lodge over which he is elected to 
preside ; and the compasses to the Craft, because, by 



46 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

a due attention to their use, they are taught to cir- 
cumscribe their desires and keep their passions within 
due bounds.' 5 

* The following appropriate illustration of the . . . of Ma- 
sonry, may be given with beautiful effect : 

" As more immediate guides for a Freemason, the Lodge ia 
furnished with unerring rules, whereby he shall form his con- 
duct. The book of the law is laid before him, that he may not 
say, through ignorance he erred. Whatever the Great Archi- 
tect of the world hath dictated to mankind, as the mode in 
which he would be served, and the path in which to tread is to 
obtain his approbation ; whatever precepts he hath adminis- 
tered, and with whatever laws he hath inspired the sages of 
old, the same are faithfully comprised in the book of the law 
of Masonry. That book reveals the duties which the Great 
Master of all exacts from us— open to every eye, comprehensible 
to every mind. Then, who shall say among us that he know- 
eth not the acceptable service? " 

" The rule, the square, and the compasses, are emblematical 
of the conduct we should pursue in society— to observe punctu- 
ality in all our engagements ; faithfully and religiously to dis- 
charge those important obligations which we owe to God and 
our neighbor; to be upright in all our dealings; to hold the 
scale of justice in equal poise ; to square our actions by the 
unerring rule of God's sacred word; to keep within compass 
and bounds with all mankind, particularly with a brother ; to 
govern our expenses by our incomes ; to curb our sensual appe- 
tites; to keep within bounds those unruly passions which oft- 
entimes interfere with the enjoyments of society, and degrade 
both the man and the Freemason ; to recall to our minds that, 
in the great scale of existence, the whole family of mankind 
are upon a level with each other, and that the only question of 
preference among Freemasons should be, Who is most wise, 
who is most good?— for the time will come, and none of us 
know how soon, when death, the great leveler of all human 
greatness, will rob us of our distinctions, and bring us to a level 
with the dust." 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



47 







The ornaments of a Lodge are, the mosaic pave- 
ment, indented tessel } and the blazing star. The mo- 
saic pavement is a representation of the ground-floor 
of King Solomon's temple ; the indented tessel, of 
that beautifully tessellated border or skirting which 
surrounded it; and the blazing star in the center is 
to remind us of the omnipresence of the Almighty, 
overshadowing us with his Divine love and dispensing 
his blessings among us. 

The mosaic pavement is emblematical of human 
life, checkered with good and evil ; the beautiful bor- 
der which surrounds it, of those manifold blessings 
and comforts that surround us, and which we hope to 
enjoy, by a faithful reliance on Divine Providence, 
which is hieroglyphically represented by the blazing 
star in the center.* 



* " As the steps of man are trod in the various and uncertain 
incidents of life; as our days are checkered with a strange 
contrariety of events, and our passage through this existence, 
though sometimes attended with prosperous circumstances, is 
often beset by a multitude of evils; hence is the Lodge fur- 
nished with mosaic work, to remind us of the precariousness 
of our state on earth— to-day, our feet tread in prosperity ; to- 
morrow, we totter on the uneven paths of weakness, tempta- 
tion, and adversity. Whilst this emblem is before us, we aie 



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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 





The immovable and movable jewels also claim our attention in 
this section. 



****** 




instructed to boast of nothing; to have compassion, and give 
aid to those who are in adversity ; to walk uprightly, and with 
humility, for such is this existence, that there is no station in 
which pride can be stably founded— all men in birth and in the 
grave are on a level. Whilst we tread on this mosaic work, let 
our ideas return to the original, which it copies; and let every 
Mason act as the dictates of reason prompt him— to live in 
brotherly love." 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



49 



The rough ashler is a stone as taken from the quarry 
in its rude and natural state. 

The perfect ashler is a stone made ready by the 
hands of the workmen, to be adjusted by the working 
tools of the Fellowcraft. 




The trestle-hoard is for the master workman to draw 
his designs upon. 

By the rough ashler we are reminded of our rude 
and imperfect state by nature ; by the perfect ashler, 
of that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive 
by a virtuous education, our own endeavors, and the 
blessing of God ; and, by the trestle-board, we are 
also reminded that, as the operative workman erects 
his temporal building agreeably to the rules and de- 
signs laid down by the Master on his trestle-board, so 
should we, both operative and speculative, endeavor 
to erect our spiritual building agreeably to the rules 
and designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of 
the Universe, in the great book of nature and rev- 
elation, which is our spiritual, moral, and masonic 
trestle-board. 



50 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Lodges are situated due East and West. 

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TO WHOM DEDICATED. 

Lodges, in ancient times, were dedicated to King 
Solomon, because he was our first Most Excellent 
Grand Master. Masonic tradition informs us that they 
were thus dedicated from the building of Solomon's 
Temple to the Babylonish captivity; and from that 
time to the Christian era they were dedicated to Ze 
rubbabel, the builder of the Second Temple ; and from 
that time to the final destruction of the Temple by 
Titus, in the reign of Vespasian, they were dedicated 
to St. John the Baptist; but, owing to the many mas- 
sacres and disorders which attended that memorable 
event, Freemasonry began to decline — but very few 
Lodges could meet with a sufficient number of mem- 
bers to constitute their legality. Under these deplor- 
able circumstances a general meeting of the Craft was 
held in the City of Benjamin, when it was observed 
that the principal reason for the decline of Masonry 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



51 



was the want of a Grand Master to direct its affairs; 
they therefore deputed seven of their most eminent 
members to wait upon St. John the Evangelist, who 
was at that time Bishop of Ephesus, to request him to 
take the office of Grand Master. He returned for an- 
swer that, though well-stricken in years — he being 
upwards of ninety — yet having been initiated into 
Masonry in the early part of his life, he would take 
upon himself that office. He did so, and thereby com- 
pleted by his learning, what St. John the Baptist had 
accomplished by his zeal, after his decease. Lodges 
were dedicated to him and St. John the Baptist, 
both of them being regarded as eminent patrons of 
Masonry; and, since their time, there is represented, 
in every well-governed Lodge, a cer- 
tain 'point within a circle — the point 
representing an individual brother ; 
the circle, the boundary line of his 
conduct — beyond which he is never to 
suffer his prejudices or passions to be- 
tray him. 

This circle is embordered by two perpendicular 
parallel lines, representing St. John the Baptist 
and St. John the Evangelist ; and, upon the top, 
rests the Holy Scriptures. In going round this 
circle, we necessarily touch upon these two lines, 
as well as upon the Holy Scriptures; and, while 
a Mason keeps himself circumscribed within their 
precepts, it is impossible that he should materi- 
ally err. 

4 




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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



The tenets of Masonry inculcate Brotherly Love, Relief, and 
Truth. 




OP BROTHERLY LOVE. 

By the exercise of brotherly love, we are taught to 
regard the whole human species as one family — the 
high and low, the rich and poor — who, as created by 
one Almighty Parent, and inhabitants of the same 
planet, are to aid, support, and protect each other. 
On this principle, Masonry unites men of every coun»- 
try, sect, and opinion, and conciliates true friendship 
among those who might otherwise have remained at 
a perpetual distance. 

OP RELIEF. 

To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all 
men, but particularly on Masons, who are linked to- 
gether by an indissoluble chain of sincere affection. 
To soothe the unhappy, to sympathize with their 
misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries, and to 
restore peace to their troubled minds, is the grand 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



53 



aim we have in view. On this hasis we form our 
friendship and establish our connections. 

OF TRUTH. 

Truth is a divine attribute, and the foundation of 
every virtue. To be good and true is the first lesson 
we are taught in Masonry. On this theme we con- 
template, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our 
conduct. Hence, while influenced by this principle, 
hypocrisy and deceit are unknown amongst us ; 
sincerity and plain dealing distinguish us ; and the 
heart and tongue join in promoting each other's 
welfare, and rejoicing at each other's prosperity. 



To this illustration succeeds an explanation of the four car- 
dinal virtues— Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice. 

OF TEMPERANCE. 

Temperance is that due restraint 
upon our affections and passions 
which renders the body tame and 
governable, and frees the mind from 
the allurements of vice. This vir- 
tue should be the constant practice 
of every Mason, as he is thereby 
taught to avoid excess, or contract- 
ing any licentious or vicious habit, 
the indulgence of which might lead 
him to disclose some of those valu- 
able secrets which he has promised 
to conceal and never reveal, and which would conse- 




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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



quently subject him to the contempt and detestation 
of all good Masons. 



OP FORTITUDE. 

Fortitude is that noble and 
steady purpose of the mind where- 
by we are enabled to undergo any 
pain, peril, or danger, when pru- 
dentially deemed expedient. This 
virtue is equally distant from rash- 
ness and cowardice, and, like the 
former, should be deeply impressed 
upon the mind of every Mason as 
a safeguard or security against any 
illegal attack that may be made, 
by force or otherwise, to extort 
from him any of those secrets with 
which he has been so solemnly intrusted, and which 
virtue was emblematically represented upon his first 
admission into the Lodge. 




OF PRUDENCE. 



Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and ac- 
tions agreeably to the dictates of reason, and is that 
habit by which we wisely judge, and prudentially de- 
termine, on all things relative to our present, as well 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 



55 



as our future happiness. This 
virtue should be the particular A 
characteristic of every Mason, not I*) 
only while in the Lodge, but also 
when abroad in the world. It 
should be particularly attended 
to in all strange or mixed com- 
panies, never to let fall the least 
sign, token, or word, whereby the 
secrets of Masonry might be un- 
lawfully obtained. 




OF JUSTICE. 

Justice is that standard or bound- 
ary of right which enables us to 
render to every man his just due 
without distinction. This virtue is 
not only consistent with divine and 
human law, but is the very cement 
and support of civil society ; and, 
as justice in a great measure consti- 
tutes the real good man, so should 
it be the invariable practice of every 
Mason never to deviate from the 
minutest principles thereof. 




56 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

The illustration of these virtues is accompanied with some 

feneral observations which should distinguish a Mason for 
'reedom, Fervency, and Zeal : 



Our Mother Earth alone, of all the elements, has never 
proved unfriendly to man. The bodies of water deluge him 
with rain, oppress him with hail, and drown him with inun- 
dations; the air rushes in storms, prepares the tempest, and 
lights up the volcano ; but the earth, ever kind and indulgent, 
is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly har- 
assed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, 
she never refuses her accustomed yield— spreading his path 
with flowers and his table with plenty. Though she produces 
poison, still she supplies the antidote, and returns with interest 
every good committed to her care; and when, at last, he is 
called upon to pass through the " dark valley of the shadow of 
Death," she once more receives him, and piously covers his 
remains within her bosom. This admonishes us that from it 
we came and to it we must shortly return. 

Such is the arrangement of the different sections in the first 
lecture, which, with the forms adopted at the opening and 
closing of a Lodge, comprehend the whole of the first degree of 
Masonry. The whole is a regular system of morality, con- 
ceived in a strain of interesting allegory, which must unfold its 
beauties to the candid and industrious inquirer. 



CHARGE TO AN ENTERED APPRENTICE. 

Brother : You are now initiated into the first prin- 
ciples of Masonry, and we offer you our congratula- 
tions upon being accepted a Fellow into our ancient 
and honorable Order — ancient, as having subsisted 
from time immemorial ; and honorable, because its 
tendency is to render all men such who act in con- 
formity to its precepts. No institution was ever 
raised upon better principles, or established upon a 
more permanent foundation. The several lectures 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 0< 

appertaining to this degree will now, of course, occupy 
some of your attention. At all convenient times, in 
order that you may improve therein, it will be your 
duty to converse with well-informed brethren, who 
will cheerfully communicate to you the required in- 
struction. 

As a Mason, there are three great duties which 
you are charged to inculcate : they are the duties 
which you owe to God, your neighbor, and yourself — 
to God, in never mentioning his sacred name but with 
that reverential awe which is due from a creature to 
his Creator, to implore his gracious favor upon all 
your laudable undertakings, and ever to esteem him 
the chief good ; to your neighbor, in always acting 
with him upon the square, and in all your dealings, 
your communications, and your intercourse, doing 
unto him as, under similar circumstances, you would 
desire him to do unto you : to yourself, in cultivating 
every social virtue, in avoiding all irregularity and 
intemperance, and shunning every object which has 
a tendency to impair your faculties or debase the 
dignity of your profession. 

In the State, you are to be a quiet and peaceable 
subject, true to your country, and just to your gov- 
ernment. You are not to countenance disloyalty or 
rebellion, but must patiently submit to the magiste- 
rial authority of the land in which you live. 

In your intercourse with your masonic brethren, 
you are to cultivate a forgiving and charitable dispo- 
sition; and, while in attendance at the Lodge, you 
must always regard it as a place sacred to friendship 



58 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

and brotherly love, where none but the most 
tionate feelings are to be cherished and practiced. 

The Great Architect of the Universe is our Su- 
preme Governor and Master, and, by the unerring 
rule he has given us, we are bound to regulate our 
work. Political and religious disputes are never tol- 
erated within the Lodge. As Masons, we proscribe 
no man for opinion's sake, and recognize no sectarian 
creed. We follow the religion of truth and virtue, 
and this is the common center, around which are con- 
gregated, in one holy, indivisible bond of brother- 
hood, men of every tribe, and nation, and kindred, 
and tongue, under heaven. 

Although your frequent attendance at our meetings 
is a matter of duty, yet it is not intended that you 
should ever on that account neglect your customary 
avocations. On the contrary, it is strictly enjoined 
upon you always faithfully and punctually to perform 
your daily work. 

You are not, upon any occasion, to suffer your zeal 
for the institution to lead you into quarrels or fruit- 
less arguments with those whom prejudice or igno- 
rance may cause to abuse it. Provided you live up to 
the principles of Masonry, your own actions will con- 
stitute a " living epistle " that will be its most elo- 
quent defense. 

Our ancient and time-honored Constitutions you 
are to search and study with particular care, as they 
contain the fundamental rules and regulations for 
the government of the Fraternity in all parts of the 
world. We seriously admonish you ever to keep 8a- 



ENTERED APPRENTICE. 59 

cred and inviolable the mysteries of our Order, as 
these are the criteria to distinguish you from the rest 
of the community and mark your consequence among 
Masons. 

If, within the circle of your acquaintance, you dis- 
cover a friend desirous to be introduced among us, 
you must be cautious not to recommend him, until 
you are convinced he will conform to all our require- 
ments, to the end that the honor and reputation of the 
institution may be fully sustained, and the world at 
large convinced of its beneficial effects. 

You have, upon this occasion, taken an eventful 
step in your journey of life ; you have entered upon 
the threshold of our mystic temple, and are now 
bound by the indissoluble ties of fraternity with 
many thousands of your fellow-beings, all of whom 
have participated in the same ceremonies, and trav- 
eled the same road with yourself; but it is only upon 
the threshold that you stand. There are yet many 
apartments to be explored, the doors of which are 
strictly guarded, and are opened te none but those 
who come "duly and truly prepared," and are "well 
recommended" 

In your outward demeanor, then, be particularly 
careful to avoid censure and reproach. Let neither 
interest, nor favor, nor prejudice, bias your integrity, 
or influence you under any circumstances to be guilty 
of a dishonorable action. 

Finally, Brother, keep it always in mind, that we 
are all probationers and sojourners here, and that, if 
we would hereafter participate in the high and glo- 



60 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

rious mysteries of the Celestial Lodge, we must so 
work agreeably to our moral trestle-board as to meet 
the approbation of Him who is a Spirit of immaculate 
purity, and must be worshiped in spirit and truth. 

PRAYER AT CLOSING A LODGE. 

May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us and all 
regular Masons ; may brotherly love prevail, and 
every moral and social virtue cement us. Amen. 

Response. — So mote it be. 



FELLOWCRAFT'S DEGREE 



FELLOWCRAFT. 63 



CHAPTER II. 

fellowcraft's degree. 



Masonry is a progressive science, and, for the more regular 
advancement in the knowledge of its mysteries, it is divided 
into degrees, lectures, and sections, and embraces within the 
circumference of its circle every branch of polite and useful 
learning. Within its portals, and under the veil of its myste- 
ries, is comprehended a regular system of science, and, as we 
apply ourselves in the pursuit of the several subjects presented 
for our consideration, and according to the progress we make, 
we limit or extend pur inquiries, and, in proportion to our ca- 
pacity, attain to a less or greater degree of perfection. 

To the mind, narrow and confined in its limits, many of the 
illustrations may appear unimportant, whilst to the intellect 
of more enlarged faculties they present a field of enlightened 
study in the pursuit of latent truths and knowledge. To ex- 
haust the various subjects of which it treats would transcend 
the powers of the brightest genius. 

In the pursuit of useful knowledge, the intellectual faculties 
are employed in promoting the glory of God and advancing the 
good of our fellow-beings, which should be the great acme of 
wisdom. 

The first degree is well calculated to enforce the duties of mo- 
rality, and, by its symbolic illustrations, more indelibly impress 
upon the memory the noblest principles of truth and virtue 
which can adorn the human mind. It is therefore the best in- 
troduction to the second degree, which not only extends the 
same plan, but comprehends a more enlarged and diffused sys- 
tem of knowledge, bringing into play more fully the mental 
powers, gradually leading them on to contemplate with vener- 
ated admiration the glorious works of creation. 



PRAYER AT OPENING A FELLOWCRAFT^ LODGE. 

Great Architect of the created universe, Father of 
Light and Love, may the benign influence of thy 
Holy Spirit be with us, guide and direct us, iu this 
our present assembling. May brotherly love and 
every ennobling virtue prevail among us, and at- 



64 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

tend our labors with success. May we exemplify, in 
our daily walks in life, the precepts inculcated in 
our time-honored institution for our moral and intel- 
lectual improvement; and to thy great and holy Name 
be all praise and honor, now and evermore. Amen. 
Response — So mote it be. 

Section First. 

The first section of this degree accurately elucidates the mode 
of introduction into that particular class, and instructs the dil- 
igent Craftsman how to proceed in the proper arrangement of 
the ceremonies used on the occasion. It qualifies him to judge 
of their importance, and convinces him of the necessity of 
strictly adhering to every established usage of the Order. 

Here he is intrusted with particular tests, to enable him to 
prove his title to the privileges of this degree, while satisfactory 
reasons are given for its origin. 

Many duties, which cement in the firmest union well-informed 
brethren, are illustrated in this section, and an opportunity is 
given to make such advances in Masonry, as will always dis- 
tinguish the abilities of those who have arrived at preferment. 

The knowledge of this section is absolutely necessary for all 
Craftsmen, and, as it recapitulates the ceremonies of initiation, 
and contains many other important particulars, no officer or 
member of a Lodge should be unacquainted with it. 



The following passage of Scripture is here introduced during 
the ceremonies: 



" Thus he showed me ; and, behold, the Lord stood 
upon a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb- 
line in his hand. And the Lord said unto me, Amos, 
what seest thou? 

" And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, 
Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my 
people Israel ; I will not again pass by them any 
more." — Amos vii : 7, 8. 



FELLOWCRAFT. 

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65 





The working tools of a Fellowcraft are here explained—they 
are the plumb, square, and level. 



ii ii ii i n 




The plumb is an instrument made use of by opera- 
tive masons, to try perpendiculars ; the square, to 



66 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

square their work; and the level, to prove horizontals. 
But we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to 
make use of them for more noble and glorious pur- 
poses; the plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly 
in our several stations, before God and man ; squar- 
ing our actions by the square of virtue, and remem- 
bering that we are traveling upon the level of time, 
to "that undiscovered country, from whose bourne 
no traveler returns." 



Section Second. 

The second section of this degree refers to the origin of the 
institution, and views Masonry under two denominations— 
operative and speculative. 

By operative masonry, we allude to a proper appli- 
cation of the useful rules of architecture, whence a 
structure will derive figure, strength, and beauty ; 
and whence will result a due proportion and a just 
correspondence in all its parts. It furnishes us with 
dwellings and convenient shelters from the vicissi- 
tudes and inclemencies of the seasons; and while it- 
displays the effects of human wisdom, as well in 
the choice, as in the arrangement of the sundry ma- 
terials of which an edifice is composed, it demon- 
strates that a fund of science and industry is im- 
planted in man for the best, most salutary, and 
beneficent purposes. 

By speculative masonry, we learn to subdue the 
passions, act upon the square, keep a tongue of good 
report, maintain secrecy, and practice charity. It is 



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67 



so far interwoven with religion, as to lay us under 
obligations to pay that rational homage to Deity, 
which at once constitutes our duty and our happiness. 
It leads the contemplative to view with reverence 
and admiration the glorious works of creation, and 
inspires him with the most exalted ideas of the per- 
fections of his divine Creator. 



In six days God created the heavens and the earth, 
and rested on the seventh day ; the seventh, there- 
fore, our ancient brethren consecrated as a day of 
rest from their labors; thereby enjoying frequent 
opportunities to contemplate the glorious works of 
creation, and to adore their great Creator. 



Peace, Unity, and Plenty are here introduced and explained. 
5 



68 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



The doctrine of the spheres is included in the science of as- 
tronomy, and particularly considered in this section. 





The globes are two artijBfoial spherical bodies, on 
the convex surface of which are represented the 
countries, seas, and various parts of the earth ; the 
face of the heavens, the planetary revolutions, and 
other particulars. 

The sphere with the parts of the earth delineated 
on its surface, is called the terrestrial globe ; and that 
with the constellations and other heavenly bodies, 
the celestial globe. 

Their principal use, besides serving as maps to 
distinguish the outward parts of the earth and the 
situation of the fixed stars, is to illustrate and explain 
the phenomena arising from the annual revolution, 
and the diurnal rotations of the earth round its own 
axis. They are the noblest instruments for improv- 
ing the mind, and giving it the most distinct idea of 
any problem or proposition, as well as enabling it to 
solve the same. Contemplating these bodies, we are 
inspired with a due reverence for the Deity and hie 
works, and are induced to encourage the studies of 
astronomy, geography, navigation, and the arts de 



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69 



pendent on them, by which society has been so much 
benefited. 




THREE, FIVE, AND SEVEN STEPS. 



The orders of architecture come under consideration in this 
section. A brief description of them may, therefore, not be 
improper. 



By order in architecture is meant a system of all 
the members, proportions, and ornaments of columns 
and pilasters ; or it is the regular arrangement of the 
projecting parts of a building, which, united with 
those of a column, form a beautiful, perfect, and 
complete whole. 

From the first formation of society, order in archi- 
tecture may be traced. When the rigor of the sea- 
sons obliged men to contrive shelter from the inclem- 



70 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

ency of the weather, we learn that they first planted 
trees on end, and then laid others across to support a 
covering. The bands which connected those trees at 
top and bottom, are said to have given rise to the idea 
of the base and capital of pillars ; and from this sim- 
ple hint originally proceeded the more improved art 
of architecture. 



The five orders are thus classed: the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, 
Corinthian, and Composite. 



THE TUSCAN 

Is the most simple and solid of the five 
orders. It was invented in Tuscany, whence 
it derived its name. Its column is seven 
diameters high, and its capital, base, and en- 
tablature have but few moldings. The sim- 
plicity of the construction of this column 
renders it eligible, where ornament would be 
Hfl superfluous. 

THE DORIC, 

Which is the most plain and natural, is the 
most ancient, and was invented by the Greeks. 
Its column is eight diameters high, and has 
seldom any ornaments on base or capital, ex- 
cept moldings, though the frieze is distin- 
guished by triglyphs and metopes, and tri- 
glyphs compose the ornaments of the frieze. 
The solid composition of this order gives it a 



FELLOWCRAFT. 71 

preference in structures where strength and a noble 
simplicity are chiefly required. 

The Doric is the best proportioned of all the orders. 
The several parts of which it is composed are founded 
on the natural position of solid bodies. In its first 
invention it was more simple than in its present state. 
In after times, when it began to be adorned, it gained 
the name of Doric ; for, when it was constructed in its 
primitive and simple form, the name of Tuscan was 
conferred on it. Hence, the Tuscan precedes the 
Doric in rank, on account of its resemblance to that 
pillar in its original state. 

THE IONIC 

Bears a kind of mean proportion between 
the more solid and delicate orders. Its col- 
umn is nine diameters high ; its capital is 
adorned with volutes, and its cornice has 
dentals. There is both delicacy and ingen- 
uity displayed in this pillar; the invention 
of which is attributed to the Ionians, as the 
famous temple of Diana at Ephesus was of 
this order. It is said to have been formed 
after the model of an agreeable young woman, of an 
elegant shape, dressed in her hair, as a contrast to the 
Doric order, which was formed after that of a strong, 
robust man. 

THE CORINTHIAN, 

The richest of the five orders, is deemed a master- 



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piece of art. Its column is ten diameters 
high, and its capital is adorned with two 
rows of leaves, and eight volutes, which sus- 
tain the abacus. The frieze is ornamented 
with various devices, the cornice with dentals 
and modillions. This order is used in stately 
and useful structures. 

It was invented at Corinth, by Callimachus, 
who is said to have taken the hint of the capital of this 
pillar from the following remarkable circumstance : 
Accidentally passing by the tomb of a young lady, he 
perceived a basket of toys covered with a tile, placed 
over an acanthus root, having been left there by her 
nurse. As the branches grew up, they encompassed 
the basket, till, ariving at the tile, they met with an 
obstruction, and bent downward. Callimachus, struck 
with the object, set about imitating the figure : the 
vase of the capital he made to represent the basket, 
the abacus the tile, and the volutes the bending 



THE COMPOSITE 

Is compounded of the other orders, and 
was contrived by the Romans. Its capital 
has the two rows of leaves of the Corinthian 
and the volutes of the Ionic. Its column has 
the quarter rounds, as the Tuscan and Doric 
orders ; is ten diameters high ; and its cor- 
nice has dentals, or simple modillions. This 
pillar is found in buildings where strength, 
elegance, and beauty are displayed. 




FELLOWCRAFT. 73 

The ancient and original orders of architecture, re- 
vered by Masons, are no more than three — the Doric, 
Ionic , and Corinthian , which were invented by the 
Greeks. To these the Romans have added two — the 
Tuscan, which they made plainer than the Doric, and 
the Composite, which was more ornamental, if not 
more beautiful, than the Corinthian. 

THE INVENTION OF THE ORDER IN ARCHITECTURE. 

The first three orders alone, however, show inven- 
tion and particular character, and essentially differ 
from each other ; the two others have nothing but 
what is borrowed, and differ only accidentally. The 
Tuscan is the Doric in its earliest state, and the Com- 
posite is the Corinthian enriched with the Ionic. 

To the Greeks, therefore, and not to the Romans, 
we are indebted for what is great, judicious, and 
distinct in architecture. 

Of these orders, the Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian 
are most esteemed by Masons. 

OF THE FIVE SENSES OF HUMAN NATURE. 

An analysis of the human faculties is next given in this sec- 
tion, in which the five external senses particularly claim atten- 
tion : these are Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, Smelling and Tasting. 

HEARING 

Is that sense by which we distinguish sounds, and 
are capable of enjoying all the agreeable charms of 
music. By it we are enabled to enjoy the pleasures 
of society, and reciprocally to communicate to each 



74 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

other our thoughts and intentions, our purposes and 
desires ; while thus our reason is capable of exerting 
its utmost power and energy. 

The wise and beneficent Author of Nature intended, 
by the formation of this sense, that we should be 
social creatures, and receive the greatest and most 
important part of our knowledge by the information 
of others. For these purposes we are endowed with 
hearing, that, by a proper exertion of our natural 
powers, our happiness may be complete. 

SEEING 

Is that sense by which we distinguish objects, and, 
in an instant of time, without change of place or 
situation, view armies in battle array, figures of the 
most stately structures, and all the agreeable variety 
displayed in the landscape of nature. By this we 
find our way in the pathless ocean, traverse the globe 
of earth, determine its figure and dimensions, and de- 
lineate any region or quarter of it. By it we measure 
the planetary orbs, and make new discoveries in the 
sphere of the fixed stars. Nay, more: by it we per- 
ceive the tempers and dispositions, the passions and 
affections, of our fellow-creatures, when they wish 
most to conceal them ; so that, though the tongue 
may be taught to lie and dissemble, the countenance 
will display the hypocrisy to the discerning eye. In 
fine, the rays of light which administer to this sense 
are the most astonishing parts of animated creation, 
and render the eye a peculiar object of admiration. 



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Of all the faculties sight is the noblest. The 
structure of the eye and its appurtenances evince the 
admirable contrivance of nature for performing all its 
various external and internal motions; while the va- 
riety displayed in the eyes of different animals, suited 
to their several ways of life, clearly demonstrates this 
organ to be the masterpiece of nature's work. 



FEELING 

Is that sense by which we distinguish the different 
qualities of bodies, such as heat and cold, hardness 
and softness, roughness and smoothness, figure, so- 
lidity, motion, and extension. 



SMELLING 

Is that sense by which we distinguish odors, the 
various kinds of which convey different impressions 
to the mind. Animal and vegetable bodies, and, in- 
deed, most other bodies, while exposed to the air, 
continually send forth effluvia of vast subtlety, as well 
in a state of life and growth as in a state of fermen- 
tation and putrefaction. These effluvia, being drawn 
into the nostrils along with the air, are the means by 
which all bodies are smelled. Hence, it is evident 
that there is a manifest appearance of design in the 
great Creator's having planted the organ of smell in 
the inside of that canal through which the air con- 
tinually passes in respiration. 



76 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



TASTING 

Enables us to make a proper distinction in the 
choice of our food. The organ of this sense guards 
the entrance of the alimentary canal, as that of smell- 
ing guards the entrance of the canal for respiration. 
From the situation of both these organs, it is plain 
that they were intended by nature to distinguish 
wholesome food from that which is nauseous. Every 
thing that enters into the stomach must undergo the 
scrutiny of tasting ; and by it we are capable of dis- 
cerning the changes which the same body undergoes 
in the different compositions of art, cookery, chem- 
istry, pharmacy, etc. 

Smelling and tasting are inseparably connected, 
and it is by the unnatural kind of life men commonly 
lead in society, that these senses are rendered less 
fit to perform their natural offices. 

The proper use of these five senses enables us to 
form just and accurate notions of the operations of 
nature; and when we reflect on the objects with 
which our senses are gratified, we become conscious 
of them, and are enabled to attend to them, till they 
become familiar objects of thought. 

On the mind all our knowledge must depend; 
what, therefore, can be a more proper subject for the 
investigation of Masons? By anatomical dissection 
and observation, we become acquainted with the 
body ; but it is by the anatomy of the mind alone 
we discover its powers and principles. 

To sum up the whole of this transcendent measure 



FELLOWCRAFT. 77 

of God's bounty to man, we shall add, that memory, 
imagination, taste, reasoning, moral perception, and 
all the active powers of the soul, present a vast and 
boundless field for philosophical disquisition, which 
far exceeds human inquiry, and are peculiar myste- 
ries, known only to nature and nature's God, to whom 
we are all indebted for creation, preservation, and 
every blessing we enjoy. 

The first three senses- Hearing, Seeing, and Feeling - are 
deemed peculiarly essential among Masons. 



OF THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES. 

The seven liberal arts and sciences are illustrated in this sec- 
tion, which are f Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, 
Music, and Astronomy. 

GRAMMAR. 

Grammar teaches the proper arrangement of words, 
according to the idiom or dialect of any particular 
people ; and that excellency of pronunciation which 
enables us to speak or write a language with accuracy, 
agreeably to reason and correct usage. 

RHETORIC. 

Rhetoric teaches us to speak copiously and fluently 
on any subject, not merely with propriety alone, but 
with all the advantage of force and elegance ; wisely 
contriving to captivate the hearer by strength of 
argument and beauty of expression, whether it be to 
entreat and exhort, to admonish or approve. 



78 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



LOGIC. 



Logic teaches us to guide our reason discretionally 
in the general knowledge of things, and directs our 
inquiries after truth. It consists of a regular train 
of argument, whence we infer, deduce, and conclude, 
according to certain premises laid down, admitted or 
granted ; and in it are employed the faculties of con- 
ceiving, judging, reasoning, and disposing; all of 
which are naturally led on from one gradation to an- 
other, till the point in question is finally determined. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Arithmetic teaches the powers and properties of 
numbers, which is variously effected — by -letters, 
tables, figures, and instruments. By this art, reasons 
and demonstrations are given for finding out any cer- 
tain numbers, whose relation or affinity to another is 
already known or discovered. 

GEOMETRY. 

Geometry treats of the powers and properties of 
magnitudes in general, where length, breadth, and 
thickness are considered, from a point to a line, from 
a line to a superfices, and from a superfices to a solid. 

A point is a dimensionless figure, or an indivisible 
part of space. 

A line is a point continued, and a figure of one 
capacity, namely, length. 



FELLOWCRAFT. 79 

A superfices is a figure of two dimensions, namely, 
length and breadth. 

A solid is a figure of three dimensions, namely, 
length, breadth, and thickness. 

By this science the architect is enabled to conduct 
his plans, and execute his designs — the general to ar- 
range his soldiers — the engineer to mark out ground 
for encampments — the geographer to give us the di- 
mensions of the world, and all things therein con- 
tained ; to delineate the extent of seas, and specify 
the divisions of empires, kingdoms, and provinces. 
By it, also, the astronomer is enabled to make his 
observations, and to fix the duration of seasons, years, 
and cycles. In fine, geometry is the foundation of 
architecture and the root of mathematics. 

MUSIC. 

Music teaches the art of forming concords, so as to 
compose delightful harmony, by a mathematical and 
proportional arrangement of acute, grave, and mixed 
rounds. This art, by a series of experiments, is 
reduced to a demonstration with respect to tones and 
the intervals of sounds; inquires into the nature of 
concords and discords, and enables us to find out the 
proportion between them by numbers. 

ASTRONOMY. 

Astronomy is that divine art by which we are 
taught to read the wisdom, strength, and beauty of 
the Almighty Creator, in those sacred pages, the 
celestial hemisphere. Assisted by astronomy, we can 



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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



observe the motions, measure the distances, compre- 
hend the magnitudes, and calculate the periods and 
eclipses of the heavenly bodies. By it we learn the 
use of the globes, the system of the world, and the 
preliminary law of nature. While we are employed 
in the study of this science, we must perceive unparal- 
leled instances of wisdom and goodness, and, through 
the whole creation, trace the glorious Author by his 
works. 

Here an emblem of plenty is introduced and explained. 




CORN. 



WINE. 



GIL. 



ATTENTIVE 
EAR. 



INSTRUCTIVE 
TONGUE. 



FAITHFUL 
BREAST. 



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THE MORAL ADVANTAGES OF GEOMETRY. 

Geometry is the first and noblest of sciences, and 
the basis on which the superstructure of Freemasonry 
is erected. 

The contemplation of this science, in a moral and 
comprehensive view, fills the mind with rapture. To 
the true geometrician the regions of matter with which 
he is surrounded, afford ample scope for his admira- 
tion, while they open a sublime field for his inquiry 
and disquisition. Every blade of grass which adorns 
the field, every flower that blooms, and every insect 
which wings its way in the bounds of space, proves the 
existence of a Great First Cause, and yields a pleasure 
to the intelligent mind. 

The symmetry, beauty, and order displayed in the 
various parts of animate and inanimate creation, are 



82 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

pleasing and delightful themes, and naturally lead the 
mind to dwell with reverence upon the Source whence 
the whole is derived. 

When we bring to the discerning eye the variegated 
carpet of the terrestrial creation, and survey the pro- 
gress of the vegetative system, our admiration is justly 
excited. Every plant that grows, every flower that 
displays its beauties or breathes its sweets, affords in- 
struction and delight. When we extend our views to 
the animal creation, and contemplate the varied cloth- 
ing of each different species, we are equally struck 
with astonishment; and when we trace the lines of 
geometry, drawn by the Divine pencil, in the beautiful 
plumage of the feathered tribe, how exalted is our 
conception of the heavenly work ! The admirable 
structure of plants and animals, and the infinite num- 
ber of fibers and vessels which run through the whole, 
with the apt disposition of one part to another, is a 
perpetual subject of study to the true geometrician, 
who, while he adverts to the changes which all un- 
dergo in their progress to maturity, is lost in rapture 
and veneration of the Great Cause that produced the 
whole, and which continues to govern the system. 

When he descends into the bowels of the earth, and 
explores the kingdom of ores, minerals, and fossils, he 
finds the same instances of Divine wisdom and good- 
ness displayed in their formation and structure ; every 
gem and every pebble proclaims the handiwork of an 
Almighty Creator. 

When he surveys the watery element, and directs 
his attention to the wonders of the deep, with all the 



FELLOWCRAFT. 83 

inhabitants of the mighty ocean, he perceives emblems 
of the Supreme Intelligence. The scales of the largest 
and the penciled shell of the most diminutive fish, 
equally yield a theme for his contemplation, on which 
he fondly dwells, while the symmetry of their forma- 
tion and the delicacy of their tints evince, to his ap- 
preciative eye, the wisdom of the Divine Artist. 

When he exalts his view to the more noble and ele- 
vated parts of nature, and surveys the celestial orbs, 
how much greater is his astonishment! If, on the 
principles of geometry and true philosophy, he con- 
templates the sun, the moon, the stars, and the whole 
concave of heaven, his pride is humbled, and he is lost 
in awe and admiration. 

The immense magnitude of those bodies, the regu- 
larity and rapidity of their motions, the vast extent of 
space through which they move, are equally incon- 
ceivable, and so far exceed all human comprehension 
as to baffle his most daring ambition, till, lost in the 
immensity of the theme, he sinks into his primitive 
insignificance. 

By geometry, then, we may curiously trace nature 
through her various windings to her most concealed 
recesses. By it we discover the power, the wisdom, 
and goodness of the Grand Artificer of the universe, 
and view with delight the proportions which connect 
this vast machine. By it we discover how the planets 
move in their different orbits, and demonstrate their 
various revolutions. By it we account for the return 
of seasons, and the variety of scenes which each sea- 
son displays to the discerning eye. Numberless 



84 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

worlds are around us, all framed by the same Divine 
Artist, which roll through the vast expanse, and are 
all conducted by the same unerring law of nature. 

A survey of nature, and the observation of her 
beautiful proportions, first determined man to imitate 
the Divine plan, and study symmetry and order. This 
gave rise to societies, and birth to every useful art. 
The architect began to design ; and the plans which 
he laid down, being improved by experience and time, 
have produced works which are the admiration of 
every age. 

The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance, 
and the devastations of war, have laid waste and de- 
stroyed many valuable monuments of antiquity, on 
which the utmost exertions of human genius have 
been employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so 
spacious and magnificent, and constructed by so many 
celebrated artists, escaped not the ravages of barbarous 
force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding, has still survived. 
It has existed where all things else of human origin 
have perished — the tempest of persecution has not in- 
jured, the mutations of the world have not shaken 
it ; the wing of Time has flapped over it in vain ; 
through centuries of changes it has stood changeless 
and serene. 

And to the true and loyal Brother, it is a source of 
exulting promise to know that it will continue to sur- 
vive so long as the attentive ear receives the sound from 
the instructive tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry 
are safely lodged in the repository of faithful breasts. 
Tools and implements of architecture are selected by the 



FELLOWCRAFT. 85 

Fraternity to imprint on the memory wise and seri- 
ous truths ; and thus, through a succession of ages, 
are transmitted unimpaired the excellent tenets of our 
institution. 

The lecture closes by paying profound homage to the sacred 
nnme of the Grand Geometrician of the universe, at the men- 
tion of whose name all Masons, from the youngest E. A., who 
stands in the * * , to the W. M , who * * * , together with 
all created intelligent beings, should, with reverence, most 
humbly bow. 

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Thus end the lectures of this degree, which, with the cere- 
monies used at opening and closing the Lodge, constitute the 
whole of the second degree. 

The lectures of the Second Section contain a regular system 
of science, demonstrated on the clearest principles, and estab- 
lished upon the most stable foundation, and to which the mind 
is particularly directed. 

CHARGE TO A FELLOWCRAFT. 

Brother, — You are now advanced to the second 
degree of Masonry, and we congratulate you on your 
preferment. The ceremonies you have witnessed must 
convince you that it is a rational and progressive sci- 
ence, including within its circle almost every branch 
of polite learning. 

Under the veil of its symbolic cabala is compre- 
hended a regular system of knowledge, and though to 
a contracted mind many of its illustrations may appear 
unimportant, yet upon investigation they will be found 
in the highest degree useful and interesting. 

The accomplished scholar and ingenious artist may 



86 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

gather wisdom at its shrines of learning, while in the 
research of its latent principles, the philosopher and 
mathematician may experience equal delight and satis- 
faction. . , 

To exhaust the various topics of which it treats 
would transcend the powers of the brightest genius, 
and the narrow space allotted to human life would fall 
far short of the time requisite to master all its subjects 
of inquiry. Still, however, it is in the power, as it is 
the duty, of every Craftsman to make some advances 
in our necessary learning, and not to be discouraged 
and turned aside because the task he attempts may at 
first appear difficult — perhaps insurmountable. Every- 
thing under the sun has had a beginning — the infant 
crawls before it walks, and it lisps the accents of child- 
hood before it speaks in the language of man ; the 
Temple of Solomon was many years in its construction, 
and even our great Creator took six days to fashion 
and create the universe. 

If you are desirous to fulfill the requirements of 
Masonry, we bid you to be encouraged by this unex- 
ceptionable example, and doubt not, with perseverance 
and application, you will conquer many difficulties. 

At each step you advance in your journey of 
knowledge, new pleasures will expand before you, and 
instruction of the noblest kind will attend all your 
labors. The abstract doctrines of geometry will fa- 
miliarize your mind to frequent meditation and close 
reasoning, while an intimate acquaintance with the 
great book of Revelation will show, you the wisdom, 
power, and beneficence of the Creator ; it will teach 



FELLOWCRAFT. 87 

you lessons of humility, fervency, faith, and charity, 
and fit you to play your part in the drama of human 
life, with honor to yourself and with credit to the 
Fraternity. 

It is unnecessary here to recapitulate the indis- 
pensable duties which, as a Mason, you are bound to 
discharge, or to enlarge upon the necessity of a strict 
adherence to them, as by this time your own expe- 
rience must have fully established their value. Our 
laws and regulations you are strenuously to support, 
and be always ready to assist in seeing them duly 
executed. You are not to palliate or aggravate the 
offenses of your brethren, but in the decision of 
every trespass against our rules, you are to judge 
with candor, admonish with friendship, and reprehend 
with justice. 

Such, Brother, is the nature of some of your en- 
gagements as a Fellowcraft ; such are the duties 
you are now called upon to perform, and ever bear 
in mind that you are bound to discharge them by ties 
the most serious, sacred, and indissoluble. 

PRAYER AT CLOSING A FELLOWCRA.FT's LODGE. 

Great Architect of worlds innumerable, whose 
works are founded in infinite wisdom and established 
upon immutable truths, may we ever seek thy guid- 
ance in the attainment of knowledge and truth, essen- 
tial to our usefulness. 

As the ways of science are beautiful, and knowledge 
is attainable only by degrees, inspire us, therefore, we 
most humbly entreat thee, with a desire to attain wis- 



88 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

dom, contemplate her ways, promote every useful art, 
cultivate every moral virtue, and improve all that is 
good and amiable, and thereby erect a moral temple, 
endowed with excellence, conducive to our happiness, 
and dedicated to thy glory and honor. Amen. 
Response — So mote it be. 



MASTER MASON'S DEGREE. 



MASTER MASON. 91 

CHAPTER in. 

MASTER MASON'S DEGREE. 



This degree is the perfection of Symbolic Masonry. It is the 
highest of the degrees known at the completion of the first tem- 
ple. The principles and truths here put forth are of the most 
pure and sublime nature. A pious reverence for Deity is incul- 
cated. Virtue, Fidelity, and Integrity are here also particularly 
illustrated. During the ceremonies, a solemn awe pervades the 
mind, calculated to inspire it with a deep feeling of our depend- 
ence upon the great Creator of all things, and instinctively 
leads it to contemplate with cheering hope the final reward 
that await the "just made perfect." 

As the degree of Entered Apprentice illustrates the moral 
bearing of the various implements of Masonry, and the Fellow- 
craft inculcates the necessity of those intellectual improve- 
ments which enlarge the mind and elevate man, so does the 
sublime degree of Master Mason impress him with that faith in 
the resurrection to a future life. 

From this degree the rulers of masonic bodies, in the first 
three degrees, are selected, as it is only from those who are well 
skilled in the mysteries of our institution, and capable to give 
instruction, that we can expect to receive it ; and great care 
should be observed in selecting those best qualified for the gov- 
ernment of a Lodge, as its prosperity and harmony depend, in 
a great measure, upon its rulers. 



PRAYER AT OPENING A MASTER MASONS' LODGE. 

Most holy and glorious Lord God, the Supreme 
Ruler and Governor of all things, Giver of all good 
gifts and graces, thou hast promised that where two 
or three are gathered together in thy name, thou wilt 
be in the midst of them. 

In thy name we assemble, most humbly beseeching 
thee to bless us in all our laudable undertakings, that 
we may know and serve thee aright; and that all of 
our actions may tend to thy glory and our advance- 
ment in knowledge and virtue. Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 



92 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



Section First. 



This section is initiatory, and yet is of such importance that 
a knowledge of it is indispensable to every brother who desires 
to be useful in the ceremonials of the Lodge ; and he who is 
deficient therein, we may safely conclude is but illy qualified 
to act as a skillful ruler or governor of the work. 



The following passage of Scripture is here introduced during 
the ceremonies : 

"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years 
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure 
in them ; while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or 
the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after 
the rain : 

" In the day when the keepers of the house shall 
tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, 
and the grinders cease because they are few, and those 
that look out of the windows be darkened, and the 
doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of 
the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice 
of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be 
brought low ; 

"Also when they shall be afraid of that which is 
high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond 
tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a 
burden, and desire shall fail ; because man goeth to 
his long home, and the mourners go about the streets; 
or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl 
be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, 



MASTER MASON. 



93 



or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the 
dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall 
return unto God who gave it." — Ecclesiastes xii: 1-7. 





The working tools of a Master Mason are all the 
implements of Masonry appertaining to the first 
three degrees indiscriminately, but more especially 
the trowel. 



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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 




The Trowel is an instrument made use of by 
operative masons to spread the cement which unites 
a building into one common mass; but we, as Free 
and Accepted Masons, are taught to make use of it 
for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading 
the cement of brotherly love and affection; that ce- 
ment which unites us into one sacred band, or society 
of friends and brothers, among whom no contention 
should ever exist but that noble contentiou, or rather 
emulation, of who can best work and best agree. 



Section Second. 

This section recites the historical traditions of the Order, and 
presents to view a finished picture of the utmost consequence 
to the Fraternity. It exemplifies an instance of virtue, forti- 
tude, and integrity seldom equaled, and never excelled, in the 
history of man. 




MASTER MASON. 



95 



FUNERAL DIRGE. 



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trophies wave O'er the slumbers of the grave, 
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4 There, enlarged, thy soul shall see 
What was veiled in mystery; 
Heavenly glories of the place 
Show his Maker face to face. 



5 Lord of all !— below— above- 
Fill our hearts with Truth and Love ; 
When dissolved our earthly tie, 
Take us to thy Lodge on high. 



96 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Craftsmen, here * the * of your * * * * 
struck * in the performance of duty. A martyr to 
his fidelity, * was brought to this lonely spot by 
unhallowed hands, at a midnight hour, under the hope 
that the eyes of man would never more find him, or 
the hands of justice be laid upon his guilty * . 
"Vain hope!" his work was not done. Yet his col- 
umn is broken; the honors, so justly his due, have not 
been paid him; his * was untimely, and his breth- 
ren mourn; his * shall be * , shall be honored, 
shall be borne to the Temple for more decent * , 
and a marble * shall be erected to commemorate 
his labors, his fidelity, and his untimely * . Brother 
J. W., you will take the * by the * * * , 
and see if it can be * . Most Excellent King 
Solomon, owing to a high state of putrefaction, * >:< 

* >k * * >!< * De thus * . Brother S. W., 
you will endeavor to raise the * by the * * 

* * * . M. E., for the reasons already given, 
the * * * * * * * * * be so * . 
Brother 8. W., our attempts are all vain. What shall 
we do ? Pray. Let us pray ! 

PRAYER. 

Thou, God ! knowest our down-sitting and our 
up-rising, and understandest our thoughts afar off. 
Shield and defend us from the evil intentions of our 
enemies, and support us under the trials and afflictions 
we are destined to endure while traveling through this 
vale of tears. 

Man, that is born of a woman, is of few days and 



MASTER MASON. 97 

full of trouble. He cometh forth as a flower, and 
is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and con- 
tinueth not. 

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his 
months are with thee ; thou hast appointed his bounds 
that he can not pass ; turn from him that he may rest, 
till he shall accomplish his day. 

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, 
that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch 
thereof will not cease. But man dieth and wasteth 
away ; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where 
is he? 

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood de- 
cayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth 
not up till the heavens shall be no more. 

Yet, Lord ! have compassion on the children^f 
thy creation ; administer them comfort in time of 
trouble, and save them with an everlasting salvation. 
Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 



Brother S. W., your counsel was timely and good. 
Men should ever remember that, when the strength 
and wisdom of man fails, there is an inexhaust- 
ible supply above, yielded to us through the power of 
prayer. My mind is now clear ; the * shall be * . 
Craftsmen, you have labored upon the Temple more 
than seven years, honestly toiling, encouraged and 
buoyed up by the promise that, when the Temple was 
completed, those of you who wrought faithfully, should 



98 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



receive the * of a * * . The M. W. is lost in 
the * of our * * * * * ? but j w {\\ su t>_ 
stitute a * which shall be adopted for the regula- 
tion of all M. M. * until ages shall find 

out the right. I will, then, * the * by the 

* * * * , and the first * * after the * is 
thus * , shall be adopted as a * * for the 

* * , until future generations shall discover the 
right * * >!|< ^ * 



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MASTER HAS 99 

Third. 

The Third Section treats of many particulars relative 
to King Solomon's Temple, together with the emblems 
usually delineated upon the Masters 1 carpet-, etc. 

bolomon's temple. 
King Solomon- Temple wa- erected on Mount 
Moriah, near the place where Abraham was about to 
offer up his son Isaac : the same that was purchased 
by David of Oman, the Jebusite. whereon to erect an 
altar to God, when he in his mercy stayed the angel 
of pestilence when about to stretch forth his destroy- 
ing hand over the city of Jerusalem. It was begun 
in the fourth year of the reign of King Solomon, the 
third after the death of David, four hundred and 
eigh'y years after the passage of the children of Israel 
through the Red Sea. on Monday, the second day of the 
month Zif. whi<-h. being the second month of the sa- 
cred year, fixes the date of its commencement to have 
been on the 21st day of April, in the year of the 
world two thousand nine hundred and ninety-two. and 
one thousand and twelve year- before the Christian 
era. Owing to the Masonic skill and wise regulations 
of King Solomon, under circnu - rendered pe- 

culiarly favorable by Divine providence, the building 
was carried forward with such amazing speed that the 
Temple was completed in all its parts in a little more 
than seven years, on the Bth day of the month Bui. or 
the 23d of October, in the year of the world 2999. 
The stones were all hewn, squared, and numbered in 



100 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

the quarries where they were raised ; the timbers felled 
and prepared in the forests of Lebanon, and conveyed 
by sea in floats to Joppa; thence by land to Jerusalem, 
where the building was erected by the aid of wooden 
instruments prepared for that purpose, so that there 
was not heard the sound of axe, hammer, or any tool 
of iron, on or about the Temple, during its erection ; 
and when completed, its several parts fitted with such 
exactness that it had more the appearance of being the 
handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the universe 
than of human hands. 

This famous fabric was supported by fourteen 
hundred and fifty-three columns, two thousand nine 
hundred and six pilasters, all hewn from the finest 
Parian marble, which, together with gold and silver, 
cedar and olive-wood, and precious stones, comprised 
the chief materials employed in its construction. That 
so vast and magnificent a structure should have been 
erected in the brief period of seven years, six months, 
and two days, will cease to excite our astonishment or 
even surprise, when we reflect that King David had 
devoted many years of his prosperous reign in accu- 
mulating treasure and materials for the work, that the 
whole was dedicated to God, erected by his divine 
command, and carried forward to completion under his 
special care. The entire structure was indeed the per- 
fection of architectural skill, magnificence, and beauty. 
Its roof was of olive-wood, covered with plates of bur- 
nished gold, and its external walls were of polished 
stones of most exquisite whiteness ; so that, to those 
who viewed it at a distance, the whole structure re- 



MASTER MASON. 101 

sembled a mountain of glittering snow ; and when the 
rays of the rising sun were reflected from its polished 
surface, it dazzled the eyes of all who at such times 
beheld it — so refulgent was the splendor of this glori- 
ous achievement of Masonic art. But the grandeur, 
beauty, and admirable proportions of the Temple, lan- 
guage is inadequate to describe; and yet the inner 
temple, or sanctuary, was by far the most splendid 
part of this magnificent structure. Its inner walls, 
posts, doors, floors, and ceilings were of cedar and 
olive-wood, and planks of fir, which were entirely cov- 
ered with plates of gold, and adorned with precious 
jewels of many splendid colors. Of its richness, some 
idea may be formed from the fact that the gold used 
in the decoration of the holy place alone amounted to 
twenty-one and a half millions of dollars. 

The whole cost of the Temple, as furnished us by 
Masonic tradition, amounted to the almost fabulous 
total of six thousand five hundred and ninety millions 
of dollars, a sum scarcely within our comprehension, 
and indeed incredible but for the fact that, inasmuch 
as the Temple was dedicated to Grod, erected by his 
express command, and designed for the devout celebra- 
tion of his divine worship by the whole body of his 
chosen people, it does not appear unreasonable that 
King Solomon should have devoted the entire re- 
sources of his vast dominion, together with the munifi- 
cent sums left by King David, with those contributed 
by Hiram, king of Tyre, and other tributary kings and 
rulers, to the completion of his glorious work, which 
was the most beautiful and magnificent achievement 



102 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

of mankind — the glory of its inspired founder, the 
pride of the Jewish people, and the admiration of the 
world. 

There were employed in its building, three Grand 
Masters, three thousand three hundred Masters or 
overseers of the work, eighty thousand Fellow Crafts, 
and seventy thousand Entered Apprentices; all these 
were classed and arranged in such a manner by the 
wisdom of Solomon that neither envy, discord, or con- 
fusion were suffered to interrupt that universal peace 
and tranquillity which prevailed among the workmen 
at that important period. They were then, as now, 
divided into three classes or degrees — those of E. A. , 
F. C, and M. M. E. A. held their lodges on the 
* * * of the Temple, and an E. A. Lodge con- 
sisted of not less than 1 — 6, * * . F. 0. held their 
lodges in the * * * of the Temple, and a F. C. Lodge 
consisted of not less than 2 — 3, * * * ; whilst a 
M. M. Lodge was held in the * * * , and consisted of 
but 3, *.*'.*. By this wise and judicious distribu- 
tion of labor, and the arrangement of the workmen in 
augurated at the building of the Temple and continued 
in our Lodges to the present time, Freemasonry has 
been perpetuated and harmony preserved among its 
members. 

But the Temple of Solomon — where is it now? 
Where are its altars and cherubim, and vessels of silver 
and gold? Where the palaces of the Hebrew mon- 
archs? Where the cities and gardens and vineyards 
of Palestine ? All vanished from the face of the earth. 
The rich and prolific soil of Judea — " a land once flow- 



MASTER MASON. 103 

ing with milk and honey " — is now a barren waste, 
unfit for the abode of man. The rock on which the 
Temple stood presents its naked breast to every storm, 
and in its utter desolation seems to lament the downfall 
of its departed glories. And why all this destruction? 
Because the people neglected the use of the Plumb, the 
Level, and the Square ; therefore they and their work 
were rejected by their Grand Master, and their Temple 
destroyed! So, my Brother, shall all Masons be re- 
jected and destroyed who fail to put their trust in God! 
But the institution of Freemasonry, inaugurated at the 
building of the Temple, has still survived. It has 
withstood the shocks of time, the revolutions of a^es, 
the convulsions of empires, and the concussion of hos- 
tile, contending nations, while everything unsolid in 
nature falls. While kings and kingdoms are lost in 
the vortex of revolutions, and thrones and governments 
crumble into ruin, and totter and fall from their foun- 
dations, Freemasonry, towering above all that is awful 
and ruinable in nature's realm, stands unmoved — un- 
shaken as the mountain rock. She has passed safely 
through the dark ages of bigotry and superstition, 
when wars and commotions convulsed the world to its 
center; and she will stand amid the changes yet to be, 
immutable, unchanging, and unchanged, so long as the 
attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive 
tongue, and the mysteries of Freemasonry are safely 
lodged in the repository of faithful breasts. 

In this section are also explained a variety of appropriate 
emblems, with which the skillful brother will not fail to 
make himself familiarly acquainted, and they are thus ex- 
plained : 



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UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 





This section also illustrates certain hieroglyph ical emblems, 
and inculcates many useful lessons, to extend knowledge and 
promote virtue. 



THE THREE STEPS 




Usually delineated upon the Master's carpet, are 
emblematical of the three principal stages of human 
life — youth, manhood, and age. In youth, as En- 
tered Apprentices, we ought industriously to occupy 
our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge ; 
in manhood, as Fellowcrafts, we should apply our 
knowledge to the discharge of our respective duties 
to God, our. neighbors, and ourselves; so that in age, 
as Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflec- 
tions consequent on a well-spent life, and die in the 
hope of a glorious immortality. 



MASTER MASON. 



105 



THE POT OP INCENSE 




Is an emblem of a pure heart, which is always an 
acceptable sacrifice to the Deity; and as this glows 
with fervent heat, so should our hearts continually 
glow with gratitude to the great and beneficent Au- 
thor of our existence, for the manifold blessings and 
comforts we enjoy. 

THE BEE-HIVE 




Is an emblem of industry, and recommends the 
practice of that virtue to all created beings, from the 
highest seraph in heaven to the lowest reptile of the 
dusi It teaches us that, as we came into the world 
rationa» and intelligent beings, so we should ever be 
industrious ones, never sitting down contented while 
our fellow-creatures around us are in want, when it 



106 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

is in our power to relieve them without injury to 
ourselves. 

When we take a survey of nature, we view man in 
his infancy, more helpless and indigent than the brute 
creation ; he lies languishing for days, months, and 
years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for 
himself, of guarding against the attack of the wild 
beasts of the forest, or sheltering himself from the 
inclemencies of the weather. 

It might have pleased the great Creator of heaven 
and earth to have made man independent of all other 
beings; but, as dependence is one of the strongest 
bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on 
each other for protection and security, as they there- 
by enjoy better opportunities of fulfilling the duties 
of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man 
formed for social and active life, the noblest part of 
the work of God ; and he that will so demean him- 
self as not to be endeavoring to add to the common 
stock of knowledge and understanding, may be 
deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless mem- 
ber of society, and unworthy of our protections as 
Masons. 

THE BOOK OP CONSTITUTIONS, 




Guarded by the Tyler's sword, reminds us that we 



MASTER MASON. 



107 



should be ever watchful and guarded in our thoughts, 
words, and actions, particularly when before the ene- 
mies of Masonry ; ever bearing in remembrance those 
truly Masonic virtues, silence and circumspection. 

THE SWORD POINTING TO A NAKED HEART 




Demonstrates that justice will sooner or later over- 
take us; and although our thoughts, words, and ac- 
tions may be hidden from the eyes of man, yet that 

ALL-SEEING EYE ! 




Whom the sun, moon, and stars obey, and under 
whose watchful care even comets perform their stu- 
pendous revolutions, beholds the inmost recesses of 
the human heart, and will reward us according to 
our works. 



108 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



THE ANCHOR AND ARK 




Are emblems of a well-grounded hope, and a well- 
spent life. They are emblematical of that divine ark 
which safely bears us over this tempestuous sea of 
troubles, and that anchor which shall safely moor us 
in a peaceful harbor, where the wicked cease from 
troubling, and the weary shall find rest. 



THE FORTY-SEVENTH PROBLEM OF EUCLID.* 




This was an invention of our ancient friend and 
brother, the great Pythagoras, who, in his travels 
through Asia, Africa, and Europe, was initiated into 
several orders of priesthood, and raised to the sub- 
lime degree of a Master Mason. This wise philoso- 
pher enriched his mind abundantly in a general 
knowledge of things, and more especially in geometry , 

* Theorem.— In any right-angled triangle, the square which 
Is described upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal 
to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right 
angle 



MASTER MASON. 109 

or Masonry. On this subject he drew out many 
problems and theorems, and among the most dis- 
tinguished he erected this, which in the joy of his 
heart he called Eureka, in the Grecian language sig- 
nifying I have found it; and upon the discovery of 
which he is said to have sacrificed a hecatomb. It 
teaches Masons to be general lovers of the arts and 
sciences. 

THE HOUR-GLASS 




Is an emblem of human life. Behold ! how swiftly 
the sands run, and how rapidly our lives are drawing 
to a close. We can not without astonishment behold 
the little particles which are contained in this ma- 
chine ; how they pass away almost imperceptibly, 
and yet, to our surprise, in the short space of an 
hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man! 
To-day he puts forth the tender leaves of hope ; to- 
morrow blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick 
upon him ; the next day comes a frost, which nips 
the shoot, and when he thinks his greatness still as- 
piring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to enrich our 
mother earth. 

THE SCYTHE 

Is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle thread 
of life, and launches us into eternity. Behold ! what 
havoc the scythe of time makes among the human 



110 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 




race ; if by chance we should escape the numerous 
evils incident to childhood and youth, and with health 
and vigor arrive at the years of manhood, yet withal 
we must soon be cut down by the all-devouring Scythe 
of Time, and be gathered into the land where our 
fathers have gone before us. 

There is no emblem in our whole system more elo- 
quent and suggestive than the Scythe. It speaks of 
decay — of the decay of manly vigor and strength — the 
prostration of all schemes of pleasure and business and 
ambition; the sudden termination, at the same time, 
of all the plottings of pride and crime, and of the long- 
projected plans of benevolence and charity. All are 
interrupted by the Scythe's relentless sweep ; its mo- 
tions are as perpetual as the revolving hours, its pres- 
ence is as universal as life itself, and its ghastly pur- 
pose as certain as destiny. Yet, while it is intended 
to admonish us of the brevity and uncertainty of our 
earthly existence, and thus move us to employ our 
time wisely and well, its lessons are not all sad; nor 
do they, in any way, announce a final decay, or the 
ultimate supremacy of death. Over the undulating 
hills and through the broad valleys, the Scythe takes 
its untiring way, and the grass and the flowers fall be- 
fore its fatal strokes, but its victories are only monien- 



MASTER MASON. 



Ill 



tary. In another spring, green grows the grass again 
on the smiling hills, and the lilies again embellish the 
valleys, more radiant than " Solomon in all his glory;" 
and thus is eternally repeated the great story of life in 
death — the perpetual renewal of nature. While the 
all-devouring Scythe of Time cuts us down, it gathers 
us into that everlasting spring and summer land, 
" where our fathers have gone before us " — into the 
splendor and glory of the greater mysteries, where the 
bond of our fellowship is rendered perfect, and Friend- 
ship and Love are unchanging and immortal. 



-* 



Striking emblems of mortality are here epitomized, and 
the mind of the candidate is directed to the solemn thought 
of death. 



>K 




Thus we close the explanation of the emblems with 
the solemn thought of death — which, without revela- 
tion, is dark and gloomy. For by the E. A. &., or 



112 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

the * * from the * * , we are reminded that 
by the dim light of nature and the religion of reason, 
we know not but that our bodies shall go down to the 
dust, as the beasts of the field, there to remain ; by the 
F. C. Gr., or the * * * from the * *;'* , we are also 
reminded that, although by the Jewish dispensation 
we were taught to believe in the immortality of the 
soul, the resurrection of the body was not clearly 
taught ; but by the * * of a * , we are re- 
minded that, by faith in the Lion of the tribe of Judah, 
we are strengthened in confidence and composure to 
look forward to a blessed immortality beyond the 
grave, and doubt not that, in the glorious morning of 
the resurrection, our bodies shall arise, and become as 
incorruptible as our souls ; and by the * * , which 
bloomed, * * we are reminded of that immortal 
part of man which survives the grave, and which bears 
the nearest affinity to that Supreme Intelligence which 
pervades and animates all nature, and which assures us 
we can never, never, never die! 

Here usually follows an exhortation to the practice of vir- 
tue. The following is a form much used : 

Now, Brethren, let us see to it, and so regulate our 
lives by the plumb -line of justice, squaring our actions 
by the square of truth and virtue, that when the Grand 
Warden of Heaven shall call for us, we may be found 
ready. Let us cultivate assiduously the real tenets of 
our profession — Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth: 
from the Square learn morality ; from the Level, equal- 
ity ; and from the Plumb, rectitude of life. Let us 



MASTER MASON. 113 

imitate, in all his varied perfections, him * . * ■ . * 
* * . Let us emulate his virtuous and amiable 
conduct, his unfeigned piety to his God, his inflexible 
fidelity to his trust ; and as the sprig of Acacia which 
bloomed at the head of his grave betrayed the place 
f * * * ? g0 ma y virtue, by its ever-bloom- 
ing loveliness, designate us as Free and Accepted 
Masons. 

With the mystic Trowel let us spread liberally the 
cement of brotherly love and affection ; and, circum- 
scribed by the Compasses, let us ponder well our 
thoughts, words, and actions ; let all the energies of 
our minds and all the affections of our souls be em- 
ployed in the attainment of our Supreme Grand Mas- 
ter's approbation. So, then, when the hour of dissolu- 
tion draws near, and the cold winds of death come 
sighing around us, and his chill dews already glisten 
on our foreheads, we may with joy obey his summons, 
and go from our labors on earth to everlasting refresh- 
ment in the Paradise of God, where, by the benefit of 
the Pass of a pure life, and a firm reliance on Divine 
providence, we shall gain a ready admission into that 
Celestial Lodge above, where the Supreme Architect 
of the Universe presides; where, seated at the right- 
hand of our Supreme Grand Master, He may be pleased 
to pronounce us just and upright Masons, indeed fitly 
prepared as living stones for that spiritual building, 
that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens ; 
where no discordant voice shall ever be heard, but all 
the soul shall experience shall be perfect bliss, and all 
it shall express be perfect praise ; where love divine 



114 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

shall ennoble every heart, and hosannas exalted employ 
the tongue. 

CHARGE. 

Brother, — Your zeal for the institution of Masonry, 
the progress you have made in the mystery, and your 
conformity to our regulations, have pointed you out as 
a proper object of our favor and esteem. 

You are now bound by duty, honor, and gratitude 
to be faithful to your trust; to support the dignity of 
your character on every occasion ; and to enforce, by 
precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the 
Order. 

In the character of a Master Mason, you are author- 
ized to correct the errors and irregularities of your 
uninformed brethren, and to guard them against a 
breach of fidelity. To preserve the reputation of the 
Fraternity unsullied, must be your constant care ; and 
for this purpose it is your province to recommend to 
your inferiors obedience and submission; to your 
equals, courtesy and affability ; to your superiors, 
kindness and condescension. Universal benevolence 
you are always to inculcate, and, by the regularity of 
your own behavior, afford the best example for the 
conduct of others less informed. The ancient land- 
marks of the Order, intrusted to your care, you are 
carefully to preserve; and never suffer them to be in- 
fringed, or countenance a deviation from the estab- 
lished usages and customs of the Fraternity. 

Your virtue, honor, and reputation are concerned in 
supporting with dignity the character you now bear. 



MASTER MASON. 115 

Let no motive, therefore, make you swerve from your 
duty, violate your vows, or betray your trust ; but be 
true and faithful, and imitate the example of that cel- 
ebrated artist whom you this evening represent. Thus 
you will render yourself deserving of the honor which 
we have conferred, and merit the confidence that we 
have reposed. 

CHARGE AT CLOSING A LODGE. 

Brethren, — You are now about to leave this sacred 
retreat of friendship and virtue, to mix again with the 
world. Amidst its concerns and tempations, forget 
not the duties you have heard so frequently inculcated 
and so forcibly recommended in this Lodge. Be dili- 
gent, prudent, temperate, discreet. Remember that 
you have promised to befriend and relieve every 
brother who shall need your assistance. You have 
promised to remind him, in the most friendly manner, 
of his errors; and, if possible, aid him in a reforma- 
tion. Vindicate his character, when wrongfully tra- 
duced. Suggest, in his behalf, the most candid and 
favorable circumstances. These generous principles 
are to extend further — every human being has a claim 
upon your kind offices. Do good unto all, but recom- 
mend it more especially to the household of the faith- 
ful. By diligence in the discharge of your respective 
duties, by liberal benevolence and diffusive charity, 
by constancy and fidelity in your friendship, discover 
the beneficial and happy effects of this ancient and 
honorable institution. Let it not be said that you 
have here labored in vain and spent your time for 



116 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

naught; for your work is with the Lord and your rec- 
ompense with your God. 

Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in 
peace, and may the God of love and peace delight to 
dwell with and bless you all I 

CLOSING. 

Brother S. W., how should M. meet? " On the 
Level." Brother J. W., how should they act? " By 
the Plumb." And part upon the Square. Thus may 
we ever meet, act, and part, my brethren ! For 

* There is a world where all are equal. We are hurrying 

towards it fast. 
We shall meet upon the Level there, when the gates of 

death are past. 
We shall stand before the Orient, and our Master will 

be there, 
To try the blocks we offer with his own unerring 

Square. 
We shall meet upon the Level there, but never thence 

depart. 
There is a mansion — 'tis already — for each trusting, 

faithful heart. 
There is a mansion and a welcome ; and a multitude is 

there, 
Who have met upon the Level, and been tried upon the 

Square. 
Let us meet upon the Level, then, w r hile laboring pa- 
tient here ; 
Let us meet and let us labor, though the labor be severe. 
Already, in the Western sky, the signs bid us prepare 
To gather up our working tools, and part upon the 

Square. 

* Brother Rob Morris. 



MASTER MASON. 117 

May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us and all 
regular Masons! May brotherly love prevail, and 
every moral and social virtue cement us ! Amen. 

PRAYER AT CLOSING A MASTER MASON'S LODGE. 

Supreme Master of heaven and earth, who rules 
and governs all things in harmonious wisdom and 
order, Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty are attri- 
butes in thy Divine nature. As we are now about to 
close our labors and quit this retreat of friendship, to 
again mingle with the outer world, may we be deeply 
imbued with thy love and goodness, profited by the 
instruction received, and our minds impressed with the 
duties we owe to thee and toward each other ! 

Our life is but a shadow — a dream. We know not 
the continuance of our probation — it is of transitory 
duration. Let us, then, brethren, live in conformity 
to order and in obedience to duty, that, as faithful 
laborers in the service of our Heavenly Master, we 
may be prepared for the summons, when He shall 
command our presence in the Temple on high. 
Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 



ANCIENT CEREMONIES; 

OB, 

PAST OR PRESENT 

MASTER'S DEGREE. 




I I I I I ! I I 1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I » I I 




PAST MASTER. 121 



PART THIRD. 



PAST MASTER'S DEGREE. 



This degree, in its connection, properly belongs to Symbolic 
Masonry. It is an honorary degree, conferred upon a Master 
Mason, who has been elected Worshipful Master of a Lodge. 
The object of the degree is to invest him with the necessary 
instructions and qualifications for a proper government of the 
Lodge over which he is called to preside. 

It is conferred in a convocation or emergent Lodge of Past 
Masters, convened for that purpose, and which must consist of 
not less than three actual Past Masters. 

The degree, as conferred in chapters, gives no privileges what- 
ever in a Symbolic Lodge. 

The ceremonies pertaining to this degree are of necessity so 
important, that no brother should be elected to the responsible 
position of Master of a Lodge, unless he be well skilled and 
versed in Masonic usages and customs, and possessing the qual- 
ifications for presiding over a Lodge with dignity and de- 
corum. 

Within its sphere is embraced all the implements pertaining 
to Symbolic Masonry. It includes the ceremonies of opening 
and closing Lodges in the several preceding degrees. 

It comprehends what are termed the Ancient Ceremonies, 
which consist of the ceremonies of consecrating, dedicating, 
and constituting Masonic Lodges and installing their officers: 
the formation of processions, laying foundation stones 01 
public structures, consecrating and dedicating Masonic Halls, 
«nd the funeral ceremonies observed according to Masonic 
customs. 

From this class are also selected the Most Worshipful Master 
of Grand Lodges. Hence the propriety of carefully studying 
and well understanding the usages and customs of the Fra- 
ternity. 



Section First. 

This section contains the form of a petition for letters of dis- 
pensation, or a warrant of constitution of a Lodge, empower- 
ing them to work ; the ceremonies of consecrating, dedicating, 
and constituting, with the form of a Grand Procession. 



122 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

For the form of a petition for a charter or warrant 
to establish a new Lodge, and the several Masonic forms 
in use, see folios 195-199 

PRAYER AT OPENING A PAST MASTER^ LODGE. 

" Teach me, Lord, the way of thy statutes ; and I 
shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, 
and I shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall observe it with 
my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of thy 
commandments ; for therein do I delight. 

" Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to 
covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding 
vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way. Establish 
thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy 
fear. Turn away my reproach, which I fear; for thy 
judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after 
thy precepts ; quicken me in thy righteousness " — 
Psalm cxix : 33-40. 




PRELIMINARIES AND ORDER OF PROCESSION. 123 

CEREMONIES OF CONSECRATION, DEDICATION, AND 
CONSTITUTING. 

On the day and hour appointed, the Grand Master and his 
officers meet in a convenient room, near the Lodge to be consti- 
tuted, and open on the Third Degree. 

Alter the officers of the new Lodge are examined by the Dep- 
uty Grand Master, they send a messenger to the Grand Mas- 
ter, with the following message, viz. : 

Most Worshipful : — The officers and brethren of 

Lodge, No. , who are now assembled in their 

lodge room at , have instructed me to in- 
form you, that the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge was 
pleased to grant them a charter, authorizing them to 
form and open a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons 

in the of . They are now desirous 

that their Lodge shall be consecrated, and their officers 
installed in due and ancient form ; for which purpose 
they are now met, and await the pleasure of the Most 
Worshipful Grand Master. 

When notice is given, the Grand Lodge walk in procession to 
the hall of the new Lodge. 

When the Grand Master enters, the grand honors are given 
by the new Lodge, the officers of which resign their seats to the 
grand officers, and take their several stations on the left. 

If the ceremonies are performed in public, the Grand Mar- 
shals form a procession in the following order, viz. : 

ORDER OF PROCESSION. 

Music. 

Tyler with a drawn sword ; 

Two Stewards with white rods ; 

'-Entered Apprentices ; 

*Fellowcrafts ; 

♦Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts join the procession outside of the 
Lodge. 



124 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



I 



Master Masons; 

Stewards ; 

Junior Deacons ; 

Senior Deacons; 

I* Secretaries ; 

Treasurers; 

Past Wardens; 

Junior Wardens; 

Senior Wardens ; 

Past Masters ; 

Mark Masters; 

Royal Arch Masons ; 

Select Masters ; 
Knights Templars ; 
Masters of Lodges. 

THE NEW LODGE. 

Tyler with a drawn sword ; 

Stewards with white rods ; 

Entered Apprentices ; 

Fellowcrafts ; 

Master Masons ; 

Junior and Senior Deacons ; 

Secretary and Treasurer ; 

Two brethren carrying the flooring," or Lodge ; 

Junior and Senior Wardens ; 

The Holy Writings, carried by the oldest or some suitable mem 

ber not in office ; 

The W. Master; 

Music. 

THE GRAND LODGE. 

Grand Tyler with drawn sword; 

Grand Stewards with white rods; 

A brother carrying a golden vessel of corn ; f 

Two brethren carrying the silver vessels, one of wine, the 

other of oil ; 

Grand Secretary , 

Grand Treasurer; 

A burning Taper, borne by a Past Master ; 

* Carpet. t Wheat. 



SERVICES. 125 

A. Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square and 

Compasses, supported by two Stewards with 

white rods ; 

Two burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters ; 

The Tuscan and Composite Orders ; 

The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Orders ; 

Past Grand Wardens ; 

Past Deputy Grand Masters ; 

^ Past Grand Masters ; 

The Globes ; 
§* Clergy and Orator ; 

-• R. W. Junior and Senior Grand Wardens ; 

R. W. Deputy Grand Master ; 

The Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying the Book of 

Constitutions ; 

The M. W. Grand Master ; 

The Grand Deacons, on a line seven feet apart, on the right and 

left of the Grand Master, with black rods ; 

Grand Sword Bearer with drawn sword; 

Two Stewards with white rods. 



The Marshals conduct the procession to the church, or bouse, 
where the services are to be performed. 

When the front of the procession arrives at the door, they 
halt, open to the right and left, and face inward ; while the 
Grand Master and others, in succession, pass througn and enter 
the house. 

A platform is erected in front of the pulpit, and provided with 
seats for the accommodation of the Grand Officers. 

The Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses, and Book of Consti- 
tutions are placed upon a table in front of the Grand Master. 

The flooring is then spread in the center, upon the platform, 
covered with white satin or linen, and encompassed by the three 
tapers, and the vessels of com, wine, and oil. 



SERVICES. 

A piece of Music or a suitable Ode may be sung. 

Prayer. 

An Oration. 

A piece of Music or Ode to be sung. 

The Grand Marshal will now form the officers and members 
of the new Lodge in front of the Grand Master. 

The Deputy Grand Master addresses the Grand Master as fol- 
lows. 



126 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Most Worshipful: — A number of brethren, duly 
instructed in the mysteries of Masonry, having as- 
sembled together at stated periods, by virtue of a dis- 
pensation granted them for that purpose, do now desire 
to be constituted into a regular Lodge agreeably to the 
ancient usages and customs of the Fraternity. 

The dispensation and records are presented to the Grand Mas- 
ter, who examines the records, and, if found correct, proclaims: 

The records appear to be correct and are approved. 
Upon due deliberation, the Grand Lodge have granted 
the brethren of this new Lodge a charter, establish- 
ing and confirming them in the rights and privileges 
of a regularly constituted Lodge, which the Grand, 
Secretary will now read. 

After the charter is read, the Grand Master says: 

We shall now proceed, according to ancient usage, 
to constitute these brethren into a regular Lodge. 

Whereupon the several officers of the new Lodge deliver up 
their jewels and badges to the Master, who presents them, with 
his own, to the Deputy Grand Master, and he to the Grand 
Master. 

The Deputy Grand Master presents the Master elect to the 
Grand Master, saying: 

Most Worshipful Grand Master: — I present 

you our worthy brother whom the members of 

this Lodge, now to be constituted, have chosen as 
their Master. 

The Grand Master then asks: 
Do you remain satisfied with your choice? 
{They bow in token of assent.) 



CONSECRATING. 127 

The Master elect then presents severally his Wardens and 
other officers, naming them in their respective offices. 
The Grand Master then asks : 

Brethren, do you remain satisfied with each other 
and all of them ? 

{They how in token of assent.*) 

The officers and members of the new Lodge now form in front 
of the Grand Master, and the business of consecration com- 
mences. 



CONSECRATING. 

The Grand Master, attended by the Grand Officers and the 
Grand Chaplain, form themselves in order round the Floor- 
ing—all standing. 

A piece of solemn music is performed while the Flooring is 
uncovered. 

After which, the first clause of the Consecration Prayer is re- 
hearsed by the Grand Chaplain, which is as follows: 

Great Architect of the Universe ! Maker ' and 
Ruler of all worlds ! deign, from thy celestial temple, 
from realms of light and glory, to bless us in all the 
purposes of our present assembly. We humbly in 
voke thee to give us, at this, and at all times, wisdom 
in all our doings, strength of mind in all our diffi- 
culties, and the beauty of harmony in all our com- 
munications. Permit us, thou Author of light and 
life, great source of love and happiness, to erect this 
Lodge, and now solemnly to consecrate it to the 
honor of thy glory. 

Glory be to God on high. 

Response by the brethren : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be ; world without end. Amen. So mote it be. 



128 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



The Deputy Grand Master presents the golden Vessel of Oora 
and the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens the silver Vessels oi 
Wine and Oil to the Grand Master, who sprinkles the elements 
of consecration upon the Lodge. 

The Grand Chaplain continues : 



Grant, Lord our God, that those who are now 
about to be invested with the government of this 
Lodge, may be endued with wisdom to instruct their 
brethren in all their duties. May brotherly love, re- 
lief, and truth always prevail among the members of 
this Lodge, and may this bond of union continue to 
strengthen the Lodges throughout the world. 

Bless all our brethren, wherever dispersed; and 
grant speedy relief to all who are either oppressed 
or distressed. 

We affectionately commend to thee all the mem- 
bers of thy whole family. May they increase in 
grace, in the knowledge of thee, and in the love of 
each other. 

Finally, may we finish all our work here below 
with thy approbation; and then have our transition 
from this earthly abode to thy heavenly temple above, 
there to enjoy light, glory, and bliss, ineffable and 
eternal ! 

Glory be to God on high. 

Response by the brethren : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be : world without end. Amen. So mote it be. 



DEDICATING AND CONSTITUTING. 129 



DEDICATING. 



a piece of solemn music is now performed, after which the 
Grand Chaplain then dedicates the Lodge in the following 



To the memory of the HOLY STS. JOHN, we 
dedicate this Lodge. May every brother revere their 
character, and imitate their virtues. 

Glory be to God on high. 

Response : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be; world without end. Amen. So mote is be. 

A piece of music is performed while the brethren of the new 
Lodge advance in procession to salute the Grand Lodge, with 
their hands crossed upon their breasts as they pass. They then 
take their places as they were. 

CONSTITUTING. 

The Grand Master then rises, calls up the brethren, and con- 
stitutes the new Lodge in the form following : 

In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, 
I now constitute and form you, my beloved brethren, 
into a regular lodge of Free and Accepted Masoso. 
From henceforth I empower you to meet as a regular 
Lodge, constituted in conformity to the rites of our 
Order, and the charges of our ancient and honorable 
Fraternity; — and may the Supreme Architect of the 
Universe prosper, direct, and counsel you in all your 
doings. Amen. 

Response: — So mote it be. 



130 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

The public Grand Honors are then given. 
The Grand Marshal then makes the following 

PROCLAMATION. 

in the name and by the authority of the Most 

Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of , I 

now proclaim this Lodge by the name of Lodge, 

No. — , to be legally consecrated, dedicated, and con- 
stituted, in ample form, this day of , A. D. 

18—, A. L. 58—. 

The Grand Chaplain now makes the following 
BENEDICTION. 

Almighty Father of the universe, whose throne 
is the high Heavens, and the earth thy footstool; 
who takest cognizance of the doings of thy intelligent 
creatures, may we ever look unto thee as our heav- 
enly counselor, to guide and direct us in the paths 
that lead to truth and holiness, and regard thee as 
the true source of happiness. 

May the favor of thy blessing rest upon us and 
all regular assemblies of Masons. May it be our 
constant aim to emulate each other in the performance 
of good works in behalf of our fellow-beings, for the 
promotion of our present and our future happiness. 

May every moral and social virtue prevail, and 
thereby more firmly cement us in the bonds of broth- 
erly love, to the glory and honor of thy great and 
holy name. Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 



INSTALLATION. 131 

Section Second. 
CEREMONIES 

TO BE OBSERVED AT THE 

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS 

OP 

SUBORDINATE LODGES. 



These ceremonies are also intended for annual installments, 
when the following order will be observed. 

At the time appointed for the ceremonies, the chair must be 
taken by some qualified brother, who has himself been duly in- 
stalled as Worshipful Master of a regularly constituted Lodge, 
and who is, at the time, a member of a Lodge in regular stand- 
ing. 

He will first appoint some brother to act as Marshal. 

He will then direct the Secretary to call the names of the offi- 
cers to be installe'd, who will come forward and be arranged by 
the Marshal, in due order before the Worshipful Master. 

The Marshal then makes the following announcement: 

Worshipful Master: — I present to you these breth- 
ren, who, having been duly elected to preside over 
and conduct the business of this Lodge for the ensu- 
ing year, and now declare themselves ready for instal- 
lation. 

The Worshipful Master will then arise, call up the Lodge, and 
address the officers elect as follows : 

Brethren: — Before proceeding to invest you with 
the honors and responsibilities of the office to which 
you have been respectively elected, it becomes my 

9 



132 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

duty to administer to you the obligation of your of- 
fice. You will, therefore now repeat after me that — 



OBLIGATION. 

I, , do solemnly promise and swear that I 

will support and maintain the Constitution, Laws, and 
General Regulations of the Grand Lodge of the State 

of -, and that I will, to the utmost of my 

knowledge and ability, faithfully discharge the duties 
of the office with which I am now about to be in- 
vested. So help me God. 

The Worshipful Master will then say, " Brethren, let us pray." 
The members all standing, the Worshipful Master, or some suit- 
able brother selected for that purpose, will offer the following 



PRAYER. 

Great Architect of the Universe ! Maker and 
Ruler of all Worlds ! We most humbly invoke thee 
to give us, at this and at all times, wisdom in all our 
doings, strength of mind in all our difficulties, and 
the beauty of harmony in all our communications. 
Grant, Lord our God, that those who are now 
about to be invested with the government of this 
Lodge may be endowed with wisdom to instruct their 
brethren in all their duties. May brotherly love, relief, 
and truth always prevail among the members of this 
Lodge, and may this bond of union continue to strength- 
en the Lodges throughout the world. Bless all ou» 
brethren, wherever dispersed, and grant speedy relief 



INSTALLATION. 133 

to all who are either oppressed or distressed. We 
affectionately commend to thee all the members of 
thy whole family; may they increase in grace, in the 
knowledge of thee, and in love to each other. Finally, 
may we finish all our work here below with thy divine 
approbation, and then have our transition from this 
earthly abode to thy heavenly Temple above, there to 
enjoy glory and bliss ineffable and eternal. Amen. 
Response — So mote it be. 

The Lodge is now seated. 

The Marshal will then present the Master elect for installa- 
tion, as follows : 

Worshipful Master: — I present our worthy brother, 
to be installed Master of this Lodge. I find 



him to be of good morals, great skill, true and trusty; 
and as he is a lover of our whole Fraternity, where- 
soever dispersed over the face of the earth, I doubt 
not that he will discharge his duties with fidelity. 

The Worshipful Master will then address him as follows : 

Brother: — Previous to your investiture, it is nec- 
essary that you should signify your assent to those 
ancient charges and regulations, which point out the 
duty of a Master of a Lodge. 

I. You agree to be a good man and true, and 
strictly to obey the moral law. 

II. You agree to be a peaceable citizen, and cheer- 
fully to conform to the laws of the country in which 
you reside. 



134 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

III. You promise not to be concerned in plots and 
conspiracies against government, but patiently submit 
to the decisions of the supreme legislature. 

IV. You agree to pay a proper respect to the 
civil magistrates, to work diligently, live creditably, 
and act honorably by all men. 

V. You agree to hold in veneration the original 
rulers and patrons of the order of Masonry, and their 
regular successors, supreme and subordinate, accord- 
ing to their stations ; and to submit to the awards and 
resolutions of your brethren, when convened in every 
case consistent with the Constitutions of the Order. 

VI. You agree to avoid private piques and quar- 
rels, and to guard against intemperance and excess. 

VII. You agree to be cautious in carriage and 
behavior, courteous to your brethren, and faithful to 
your Lodge. 

VIII. You promise to respect genuine brethren, 
and to discountenance impostors, and all dissenters 
from the original plan of Masonry. 

IX. You agree to promote the general good of 
society, to cultivate the social virtues, and to prop- 
agate the knowledge of the art. 

X. You promise to pay homage to the Grand 
Master for the time being, and to his officers when 
duly installed; and strictly to conform to every ediet 
of the Grand Lodge, or general assembly of Masons, 
that is not subversive of the principles and groundwork 
of Masonry. 



INSTALLATION. 135 

XI. You admit that it is not in the power of 
any man or body of men to make innovations in the 
body of Masonry. 

XII. You promise a regular attendance on the 
committees and communications of the Grand Lodge, 
on receiving proper notice, and to pay attention to 
all the duties of Masonry, on convenient occasions. 

XIII. You admit that no new Lodge shall be 
formed without permission of the Grand Lodge ; and 
that no countenance be given to an irregular Lodge, 
or to any person clandestinely initiated therein, be- 
ing contrary to the ancient charges of the order. 

XIV. You admit that no person can be regularly 
made a Mason in, or admitted a member of any reg- 
ular Lodge without previous notice, and due inquiry 
into his character. 

XV. You agree that no visitor shall be received 
into your Lodge without due examination, and pro- 
ducing proper vouchers of their having been initiated 
in a regular Lodge. 

These are the regulations of Free and Accepted 
Masons. Do you submit to these charges, and promise 
to support these regulations, as Masters have done in 
all ages before you? 

The Master answers "I do." 




The Worshipful Master will then direct the Marshal to invest 
aim with the insignia of his office, and the furniture and im- 



136 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

piemen ts of the Lodge, after which he will address him as fol- 
lows: 

Brother: — In consequence of your cheerful con- 
formity to the charges and regulations of the Order, 
you are now to be installed Master of this Lodge, 
in full confidence of your care, skill, and capacity to 
govern the same. 

The various implements of the profession are em- 
blematical of our conduct in life, and, upon occasions 
like this, are carefully enumerated. 

The Holy Writings, that great light in Masonry, 
will guide you to all truth ; it will direct your paths 
to the temple of happiness, and point out to you the 
whole duty of man. 

The Square teaches us to regulate our action by 
the rule and line, and harmonize our conduct by the 
principles of morality and virtue. 

The Compasses teach us to limit our desires in 
every station; that, rising to eminence by merit, we 
may live respected and die regretted. 

The Rule directs that we should punctually observe 
our duty ; press forward in the path of virtue, and 
neither inclining to the right nor to the left, in all 
our actions have eternity in view. 

The Line teaches the criterion of moral rectitude, 
to avoid dissimulation in conversation and action, and 
to direct our steps to the path which leads to a glo- 
rious immortality. 

The Booh of Constitutions you are to search at all 
times. Cause it to be read in your Lodge, that none 



INSTALLATION. 137 

may pretend ignorance of the excellent precepts it 
enjoins. 

You now receive in charge the Charter, by the au- 
thority of which this Lodge is held. You are care- 
fully to preserve, and in no case should it ever be 
out of your immediate control, and duly transmit it 
to your successor in office. 

You will also receive in charge the By-Laws of 
your Lodge, which you are to see carefully and punc- 
tually executed. 

The Marshal will now invest each of the remaining officers 
elect with the insignia of his office, and then severally introduce 
them to the Worshipful Master, who will deliver to each the 
appropriate charge of his office, as follows : 

THE SENIOR WARDEN. 




Brother: — You are elected Senior Warden of this 
Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your 
office. 

The Level demonstrates that we are descended from 
the same stock, partake of the same nature, and share 
the same hope; and though distinctions among men 
are necessary to preserve subordination, yet no emi- 
nence of station should make us forget that we are 
brethren ; for he who is placed on the lowest spoke 
of fortune's wheel, may be entitled to our regard ; 
because a time will come, and the wisest know not 



138 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

how soon, when all distinctions but that of goodness 
shall cease, and death, that great leveler of human 
greatness, reduce us to the same state. 

Your regular attendance on our stated communi- 
cations is essentially necessary. In the absence of 
the Master, you are to govern the Lodge; in his 
presence, you are to assist him in the government of 
it. I firmly rely on your knowledge of Masonry, 
and attachment to the Lodge for the faithful dis- 
charge of the duties of this important trust. — Look 
well to the West, 

THE JUNIOR WARDEN. 



Brother : — You are elected Junior Warden of this 
Lodge, and are now invested with the badge of your 
office. 

The Plumb admonishes us to walk uprightly in our 
several stations; to hold the scale of justice in equal 
poise; and to make our passions and prejudices coin- 
cide with the line of our duty. 

To you is committed the superintendence of the 
Craft during the hours of refreshment; it is there- 
fore indispensably necessary that you should not only 
be temperate and discreet, in the indulgence of your 
own inclinations, but carefully observe that none of 



INSTALLATION. 139 

the Craft be suffered to convert the purposes of re- 
freshment into intemperance and excess. 

Your regular and punctual attendance is particu- 
larly requested ; and I have no doubt that you will 
faithfully execute the duty which you owe to your 
present appointment. Look well to the South. 

THE TREASURER. 




Brother: — You are elected Treasurer of this Lodge. 
It is your duty to receive all moneys from the nands 
of the Secretary, keep just and regular accounts of 
the same, and pay them out at the Worshipful Mas- 
ter's will and pleasure, with the consent of the Lodge. 
I trust your regard for the Fraternity will prompt you 
to the faithful discharge of the duties of your office. 

THE SECRETARY. 




Brother : — You are elected Secretary of this Lodge. 
It is your duty to observe the Worshipful Master's 



140 UNIVERSAL MONARCH. 

will and pleasure; to record the proceedings of the 
Lodge; to receive all moneys due the Lodge, and pay 
them into the hands of the Treasurer, taking his re- 
ceipt for the same. 

Your good inclination to Masonry, and this Lodge, 
I hope, will induce you to discharge the duties of your 
office with fidelity ; and, by so doing, you will merit 
the esteem and applause of your brethren. 

CHAPLAIN. 




G. M. (or Inst. Off.) Reverend Brother, you are 
appointed Chaplain of this Lodge, and will now be in- 
vested with the badge of your office. 

It is your duty to perform those solemn services 
which we should constantly render to our infinite Cre- 
ator; and which, when offered by one whose holy pro- 
fession is "to point to heaven and lead the way," may, 
by refining our souls, strengthening our virtues, and 
purifying our minds, prepare us for admission into the 
society of those above, whose happiness will be as end- 
less as it is perfect. 

He is conducted to his proper station. 

The Chaplain is a recognized officer in many Lodges, ap- 
pointed annually by the Master to assist him in performing 



INSTALLATION 141 

religious services. Notwithstanding the Master possesses all 
the sacerdotal rights necessary to be used in the ritualistic cer- 
emonies of the Order, yet it is often advisable to invite a clergy- 
man, who is a Mason, to read the Scriptural lessons incident to 
the ceremonies, using none but the prescribed forms. His 
station is in the East, in front and on the left of the Master ; 
his jewel is an open Bible, suspended oyer the breast from a 
white scarf. 

SENIOR AND JUNIOR DEACONS. 





Brethren: — You are elected Deacons of this Lodge. 
It is your province to attend on the Master and War- 
dens, and to act as their proxies in the active duties of 
the Lodge; such as the reception of candidates into 
the different degrees of Masonry, the introduction and 
accommodation of visitors, and in the immediate prac- 
tice of our rites. The Square and Compasses, as badges 
of your office, I intrust to your care, not doubting your 
vigilance and attention. 

THE STEWARDS. 




Brethren: — You are elected Stewards of this Lodge. 
The duties of your office are, to assist in the collection 



142 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

of dues and subscriptions ; to keep an account of the 
Lodge expenses ; and generally to assist the Deacons 
and other officers in performing their duties. 

THE TYLER. 




Brother : — You are elected Tyler of this Lodge, 
and I invest you with the implement of your office. 
As the sword is placed in the hands of the Tyler to 
enable him effectually to guard against the approach 
of cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to pass 
or repass but such as are duly qualified, so it should 
morally serve as a constant admonition to us, to set a 
guard at the entrance of our thoughts ; to place a 
•vatch at the door of our lips; and to post a sentinel 
c?ver our actions : thereby excluding every unqualified 
and unworthy thought, word, and deed ; and preserv- 
ing consciences void of offense toward God and toward 
man. 

Your early and punctual attendance will afford the 
best proof of your zeal for the institution. 

The Worshipful Master will then call up the Lodge, and ad- 
dress the officers and members, as follows : 

CHARGE TO THE MASTER. 

Worshipful Master: — Being elected Master of 
this Lodge, you can not be insensible to the obliga- 



INSTALLATION. 143 

iioQS which devolve on you as its head, nor of your 
responsibility for the faithful discharge of the im- 
portant duties annexed to your station. 

The honor, reputation, and usefulness of your 
Lodge, will materially depend on the skill and assi- 
duity with which you manage its concerns ; while 
the happiness of its members will be generally pro- 
moted in proportion to the zeal and ability with 
which you propagate the genuine principles of our 
institution. 

For a pattern of imitation, consider the great lumi- 
nary of nature, which, rising in the East, regularly 
diffuses light and luster to all within its circle. In 
like manner, it is your province to spread and com- 
municate light and instruction to the brethren of 
your Lodge. Forcibly impress upon them the dig- 
nity and high importance of Masonry, and seriously 
admonish them never to disgrace it. Charge them to 
practice out of the Lodge those duties which are 
taught in it; and by amiable, discreet, and virtuous 
conduct, to convince mankind of the goodness of the 
institution ; so that, when any one is said to be a 
member of it, the world may know that he is one to 
whom the burdened heart may pour out its sorrows j 
to whom distress may prefer its suit : whose hand is 
guided by justice, and whose heart is expanded by 
benevolence. In short, by a diligent observance of 
the By-laws of your Lodge, the Constitutions of Ma- 
sonry, and, above all, the Holy Scriptures, which are 
given as a rule and guide to your faith and practice, 
you will be enabled to acquit yourself with honor 



144 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

and reputation, and lay up a crown of rejoicing, which 
shall continue when time shall be no more. 

CHARGE TO SENIOR AND JUNIOR WARDENS. 

Brothers Senior and Junior Wardens : — You are 
too well acquainted with the principles of Masonry 
to warrant any distrust that you will be found 
wanting in the discharge of your respective duties ; 
suffice it to mention, that what you have seen praise- 
worthy in others, you should carefully imitate ; and 
what in them may have appeared defective, you should 
in yourselves amend. You should be examples of 
good order and regularity ; for it is only by a due re- 
gard to the laws in your own conduct, that you can 
expect obedience to them from others. You are as- 
siduously to assist the Master in the discharge of his 
trust; diffusing light and imparting knowledge to all 
whom he shall place under your care. In the ab- 
sence of the Master, you will succeed to higher duties ; 
your acquirements must, therefore, be such as that 
the Craft may never suffer for want of proper instruc- 
tion. From the spirit which you have hitherto 
evinced, I entertain no doubt that your future con- 
duct will be such as to merit the applause of your 
brethren and the testimony of a good conscience. 

The Worshipful Master now delivers to the Lodge the fol- 
lowing 

CHARGE. 

Brethren of — Lodge, No. — : Such is the 

nature of our Constitution, that as some must of 



INSTALLATION. 145 

necessity rule and teach, so others must, of course, 
learn to submit and obey. Humility in both is an 
essential duty. The officers who are appointed to 
govern your Lodge, are sufficiently conversant with 
the rules of propriety, and the laws of the institution, 
to avoid exceeding the powers with which they are 
intrusted ; and you are of too generous dispositions 
to envy their preferment. I therefore trust that you 
will have but one aim, to please each other, and unite 
in the grand design of being happy, and communi- 
cating happiness. 

Finally, my brethren, as this association has been 
formed and perfected with so much unanimity and 
concord, in which we greatly rejoice, so may it long 
continue. May you long enjoy every satisfaction and 
delight which disinterested friendship can afford: May 
kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your con- 
duct as men, and as Masons. Within your peaceful 
walls, may your children's children celebrate, with 
joy and gratitude, the transactions of this auspicious 
solemnity. And may the tenets of our profession be 
transmitted through your Lodge, pure and unim- 
paired, from generation to generation. 

Response— So mote it be. 

The Lodge is seated, and the officers installed will retire to 
their several stations. 
The Marshal will make the following 

PROCLAMATION. 

In the name and by the authority of the Most Wor- 
shipful Grand Lodge of the State of — , I pro- 



146 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



claim the officers of Lodge, No 



elected and installed, this 
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day of , A. D. 



The members of the (new) Lodge will now form a procession, 
pass around the Lodge, signify their respect and obedience by 
the usual distinctive marks in the different degrees. During 
which, the following installation ode will be sung:* 



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Great fabrics still arise, 
And grace the azure skies ; 

Great are thy schemes; 
Thy Doble orders are 
Matchless beyond compare ; 
No art with thee can share, 

Thou Art divine. 



Hiram, the Architect, 
Did all the Craft direct 

How they should build : 
Sol'mon, great Israel's king, 
Did mighty blessings bring, 
And left us room to sing. 

Hail, royal Art! 






BENEDICTION. 

May truth and justice be the adorning jewels illus- 
trative of our Masonic character : brotherly love pre- 
vail within the circumference of our circle; harmony 
ever reign supreme in the abodes of our sanctuary, 
and Heaven's blessing rest upon this Lodge and all 
regular assemblies of Masons. Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 




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148 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



Section Third. 

CEREMONY TO BE OBSERVED AT THE DEDICATION OF 
FREEMASONS' HALLS. 



On the day appointed, the Grand Master and his officers, ac- 
companied by the members of the Grand Lodge, meet in a con- 
venient room near the place where the ceremony is to be per- 
formed, and open in due and ample form, on the Third Degree of 
Masonry. 

The Grand Master then directs the Grand Marshal to form a 
procession in the following order, viz., when it moves forward 
to the Hall to be dedicated. 

Music ; 
Grand Tyler, with drawn sword ; 
Grand Stewards, with white rods ; 
Grand Secretary and Treasurer ; 
A Burning Taper, borne by a Past Master ; 
A Past Master, bearing the Holy Writings, Square, and Com- 
passes, supported by two Stewards, with rods ; 
Two Burning Tapers, borne by two Past Masters ; 
Chaplain and Orator ; 
Past Grand Wardens ; 
Past Deputy Grand Masters ; 
Past Grand Masters ; 
Junior and Senior Grand Wardens, the former carrying a Silve) 
Vessel of Corn, and the latter a Silver Vessel of Wine ; 
Deputy Grand Master, carrying a Golden Vessel of Oil ; 
The Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying the 
Book of Constitutions ; 
Grand Master, 
supported by two Deacons, with rods ; 
Grand Standard Bearer; 
Grand Sword Bearer, with drawn sword ; 
Two Stewards, with white rods. 

On entering, the music will continue while the procession 
marches three times round the Hall, the Lodge, or flooring hav- 
ing been previously placed in front, in the East, and cov ered. 

The Grand Master and the Grand officers now retire to their 
respective stations, and the Master and Wardens of the Lodge 
to the places assigned them for the time being. 



DEDICATING FREEMASONS' HALLS. 149 



The three Lights, and the Golden and Silver Vessels of Corn, 
Wine and Oil, are placed round the Lodge, and the Altar, with 
the Holy Bible open, and the Square and Compasses laid there- 
on, with the Charter, Book of Constitutions, and the By-laws. 

The following anthem is now sung : 



Air— Peterboro \ 

Whilst science yields a thousand lights 

To irradiate the mind, 
Let us that noblest art pursue, 

Which dignifies mankind. 

The pompous dome, the gorgeous hall, 
The temple's cloud-capt tower, 

The Masons' glory shall proclaim 
Till time's remotest hour. 

Ideal fabrics to uprear, 

Some men think all our art; 
But little think what plans we drew 

To form an upright heart. 

Our plumb we poise, and clear each clog > 
That hangs about the string; 

And each unruly passion's flight 
Within due compass bring. 



The Good Samaritan we prove 
To all, and every-where ; 

(jpon the level here we meet, 
And part upon the square. 



150 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Upon this rock we'll stand when worlds 

T' oblivion all shall tend; 
Our brethren as ourselves we love ; 

To all mankind a friend. 



The Master of the Lodge, to which the Hall to be dedicated 
belongs, now rises and addresses the Grand Master as follows : 

Most Worshipful : — The brethren of Lodge, 

No. — , being animated with a desire of promoting the 
honor and interest of the Craft, have, at great pains 
and expense, erected a Masonic Hall for their conven- 
ience and accommodation. They are now desirous that 
the same should be examined by the M. W. Grand 
Lodge, and if it meet their approbation, that it should 
be solemnly dedicated to Masonic purposes, agreeably 
to ancient form. 

The Architect then addresses the Grand Master, as follows : 

Most Worshipful : — Having been intrusted with the 
superintendence and management of the workmen em- 
ployed in the erection of this edifice ; and having, 
according to the best of my ability, accomplished the 
task assigned me, I now return my thanks for the 
honor of this appointment, and beg leave to surren- 
der up the implements which were committed to my 
care when the foundation of this fabric was laid ; 
humbly hoping that the exertions which have been 
made on this occasion, will be crowned with your 
approbation, and that of the Most Worshipful Grand 
Lodge. 



DEDICATING FREEMASONS' HALLS. 151 

To which the Grand Master makes the following reply : 

Brother Architect : — The skill and fidelity dis- 
played in the execution of the trust reposed in you 
at the commencement of this undertaking, have se- 
cured the approbation of the Grand Lodge ; and they 
sincerely pray, that this edifice may continue a last- 
ing monument of the taste, spirit, and liberality of 
its founders. 

The Deputy Grand Master then rises and says : 

Most Worshipful : — The Hall in which we are now 
assembled, and the plan upon which it has been con- 
structed, having met with your approbation, it is the 
desire of the Fraternity that it should now be dedi- 
cated according to ancient form and usage. 

The Lodge is now uncovered. 

The brethren all standing, the Grand Chaplain offers the fol- 
lowing— 

PRAYER. 

Almighty Father of heaven and earth, Creator of 
the universe, whose works are founded in infinite 
Wisdom, established upon immutable Truths, and 
harmoniously clothed in the vesture of Beauty and 
loveliness. It is before thee, heavenly Father, we 
humbly come, and unto thee that we desire to put 
forth our supplications in acknowledgment of thy un- 
bounded mercy and goodness, and express our grati- 
tude to thee as the recipients of the many favors and 
blessings thou hast most graciously been pleased to 
bestow upon us. 



152 



TNIVEKSAL MONITOR. 



We desire now to invoke thy divine blessing upon 
our present assembling, to encourage our labors, and 
imbue us with that spirit of love which should ever 
prevail among thy intelligent creatures. May we 
look unto thee for wisdom to guide us in all laudable 
doings, strength to support us under the trials we are 
called to endure, and purity of heart as the ornament 
to beautify our lives. 

May the pure spirit of brotherly love reign supreme 
within our affections, cheerful relief be speedily ad- 
ministered to the needy and afflicted, the arm of friend- 
ship ever ready to sustain a sinking brother, and the 
attribute of divine truth be the foundation of all our 
actions. Bless, we most humbly beseech thee, the 
labors of this Lodge, and the members of our Frater- 
nity wherever dispersed around the world; and may 
brother ever hail brother in the bonds of fraternal 
love. 

May our Faith be firmly established in thee, our 
Hope lead us to a realization of thy promises, and our 
Charity consecrate and dedicate our lives to thee, thy 
glory, and thy honor, now and for evermore. Amen. 

Response — So mote it be. 



The brethren are seated. 

The Grand Master now directs a procession to be formed, front' 
Ing the east, in the following order : 

Grand Tyler with Drawn Sword ; 

Grand Sword Bearer; 

A Past Master with a Light ; 

A Past Master with the Bible, Square, and Compasses, 

on a velvet cushion ; 

Two Past Masters, each with a Light; 



DEDICATION. 153 

Grand Secretary and Treasurer with Emblems ; 

Junior and Senior Grand Wardens— the former with a vessel of 

Corn, and the latter with a vessel of Wine; 

Deputy Grand Master with a vessel of Oil ; 

Grand Master; 

Two Stewards with Rods. 

The Lodge is now called up, the brethren keep their places, 
and assist in performing the ode. 



DEDICATION. 

The first verse is now sung whilst the procession remain 
standing: 

AIR— Old Hundred. 

Genius of Masonry, descend, 
And with thee bring thy spotless train ; 

Constant our sacred rites attend, 
While we adore thy peaceful reign. 

The first procession being made around the Lodge, the 
Grand Master having reached the East, the Grand Junior 
Warden presents the vessel of corn to the Grand Master, 
saying : 

Most Worshipful, in the dedication of Masonic 
halls it has been of immemorial custom to pour corn 
upon the Lodge as an emblem of nourishment. I 
therefore present you this vessel of corn to be em- 
ployed by you according to ancient usage. 

The Grand Master then, striking thrice with his mallet, 
pours the corn upon the Lodge, saying : 

In the name of the Great Jehovah, to whom be all 
honor and glory, I do solemnly dedicate this hall to 
Freemasonry, 

The grand honors are given. 



154 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Bring with thee, Virtue I brightest maid; 

Bring Love and Truth and Friendship here ; 
While social mirth shall lend her aid, 

To soothe the wrinkled brow of care. 

The second procession is then rnade around the Lodge, and 
the Grand Senior Warden presents the vessel of wine to the 
Grand Master, saying : 

Most Worshipful, wine, the emblem of refreshment, 
having been used by our ancient brethren in the dedi- 
cation and consecration of their Lodge, I present you 
this vessel of wine, to be used on the present occasion 
according to ancient Masonic form. 

The Grand Master then sprinkles the wine upon the Lodge, 
saying : 

In the name of the holy Saints John I do solemnly 

dedicate this hall to Virtue. 

The grand honors are twice repeated. 

Bring Charity! with goodness crowned, 

Encircled in the heavenly robe I 
Diffuse thy blessings all around, 

To every corner of the Globe! 

The third procession is then made round the Lodge, and the 
Deputy Grand Master presents the vessel of oil to the Grand 
Master, saying: 

Most Worshipful, I present you, to be used ac- 
cording to ancient custom, this vessel of oil, an emblem 
of that joy which should animate every bosom on the 
completion of every important undertaking. 

The Grand Master then sprinkles the oil upon the Lodge, 
saying : 

In the name of the whole Fraternity, I do solemnly 

dedicate this hall to Universal Benevolence. 



DEDICATION. 155 

The grand honors are thrice repeated. 

To heaven's high Architect all praise, 

All praise, all gratitude be given, 
Who deigned the human soul to raise, 

By mystic secrets sprung from heaven. 

The Grand Chaplain, standing before the Lodge, then makes 
the following 

INVOCATION. 

And may the Lord, the giver of every good and 
perfect gift, bless the brethren here assembled in all 
their lawful undertakings, and grant to each one of 
them, in needful supply, the corn of nourishment, the 
wine of refreshment, and the oil of joy. Amen. 

Response hy the Brethren. — So mote it be. 

The Lodge is then covered, and the Grand Master returns to 
his chair. 

An oration is then delivered, and the ceremonies conclude 
with music. 

The Grand Lodge is again formed in procession, as at first 
and returns to the room where it was opened, and is closed in 
ample form. 



156 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Section Fourth. 

LAYING FOUNDATION STONES. 

This ceremony is conducted by the Most Worshipful Grand 
Master and his Officers, assisted by such officers and members 
of subordinate Lodges as can conveniently attend. The chief 
magistrate, and other civil officers of the place where the 
building is to be erected, also generally attend on the occasion. 

At the time appointed, the Grand Lodge is convened in 
some suitable place. A band of music is provided, and the 
brethren appear in the insignia of the Order, with white gloves 
and aprons. 

The Grand Lodge is then opened by the G. Master, in the 
Third degree, and the rules for regulating the procession are 
read by the Grand Secretary. The Lodge is then called from 
labor, after which the procession is arranged in the following 
order : [For order, see form at close of book.] 

A triumphal arch is usually erected at the place where the 
ceremony is to be performed. The procession passes through 
the arch ; and the brethren repairing to their stands, the Grand 
Master and his Officers take their places on a temporary plat- 
form, covered with carpet. The Grand Master commands 
silence. 

The following or some other ode may be then sung: 

When earth's foundation first was laid 

By the Almighty Artist's hand, 
'T was then our perfect laws were made, 

Established by his strict command. 

In vain mankind for shelter sought, 
In vain from place to place did roam, 

Until from heaven he was taught 
To plan, to build, to fix his home. 

Nor we less fam'd for every tie 

By which the human thought is bound; 

Love, truth, and friendship socially 
Unite our hearts and hands around. 



LAYING FOUNDATION STONES. 157 

Our actions still by virtue blest, 

And to our precepts ever true, 
The world, admiring, shall request 

To learn, and our bright paths pursue. 

After which the necessary preparations are made for laying 
the stone, on which is engraved the year of Masonry, the name 
and title of the Grand Master, etc., etc. 

The stone is raised up by means of an engine erected for that 
purpose, and the Grand Chaplain repeats a short prayer. 

The Grand Treasurer then, by the Grand Master's command, 
places under the stone various sorts of coin and medals of the 
present age. Solemn music is introduced, and the stone let 
down into its space by three motions. 

The principal architect then presents the working tools to 
the Grand Master, who hands the Square to the Deputy Grand 
Master, the Level to the Senior Warden, and the Plumb to the 
Junior Warden. When the Grand Master says : 

G. Master. — Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Mas- 
ter, what is the proper jewel of your office? 

D. G. Master. — The Square, M. Worshipful. 

G. M. — What are its moral and Masonic uses ? 

D. G. M. — To square our actions by the square of 
virtue, and prove our work. 

G. M. — Apply the implement of your office to that 
portion of the foundation-stone that needs to be proved, 
and make report. 

The Deputy applies the Square to the stone, and says : 

D. G. M. — Most Worshipful, I find the stone to be 
square. The Craftsmen have performed their duty. 

G. M. — Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden, 
what is the jewel of your office ? 

S. G. Warden.— The Level, M. Worshipful. 



158 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

G. M. — What is its Masonic use? 

S. G. W. — Morally, it reminds us of equality, and 
its use is to lay horizontals. 

G. M. — Apply the implement of your office to the 
foundation stone, and make report. 

The Senior Grand Warden applies the Level to the stone, and 
says: 

8. G. TF.— Most Worshipful, I find the stone 
to be level. The Craftsmen have performed their 
duty. 

G. M. — Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden, 
what is the proper jewel of your office ? 

J. G. W.— The Plumb, Most Worshipful. 

G. M. — What is its Masonic use? 

J. G. W. — Morally, it teaches rectitude of conduct, 
and we use it to try perpendiculars. 

G. M. — Apply the implement of your office to the 
foundation stone, and make report. 

The Junior Grand Warden applies the Plumb to the stone, 
and says : 

J. G. W .— Most Worshipful, I find the stone to be 
plumb. The Craftsmen have performed their duty. 

G. Master, — This corner-stone has been tested by 
the proper implements of Masonry; I find that the 
Craftsmen have skillfully and faithfully performed 
their duty ; and I do declare the stone to be well- 
formed, true, and trusty, and correctly laid, according 
to the rules of our ancient Craft. Let the elements of 
consecration be now presented. 



LAYING FOUNDATION STONES. 159 

The Deputy Grand Master comes forward with the vessel of 
corn, and presents it to the Grand Master, who pours it on the 
stone, and says : 

I scatter this corn as an emblem of plenty. May 
the blessings of heaven be showered upon us, and upon 
all like undertakings, and inspire the hearts of the 
people with virtue, wisdom, and gratitude. 

Response by the Brethren. — So mote it be. 

The Senior Grand Warden then comes forward with the 
vessel of wine, and presents it to the Gr. Master, who pours it 
upon the stone, and says : 

I pour this wine as an emblem of joy and gladness. 
May the Great Ruler of the universe bless and pros- 
per our National, State, and City governments, pre- 
serve the Union of the States, and may it be a bond of 
friendship and brotherly love that shall endure through 
all time. 

Response by the Brethren. — So mote it be. 

The Junior Grand Warden then comes forward with the 
vessel of oil, and presents it to theG. M., who pours it upon the 
stone, and says : 

I pour this oil as an emblem of peace. May its 
blessing abide with us continually, and may the Grand 
Master of heaven and earth shelter and protect the 
widow and orphan, shield and defend them from the 
trials and vicissitudes of the world, and so bestow his 
mercy upon the bereaved, the afflicted, and the sorrow- 
ing, that they may know sorrowing and trouble no more ! 

Response by the Brethren. — So mote it be. 

The Grand Master, extending his hands, then makes the fol- 
lowing Invocation : 

May the all-bounteous Author of nature bless the 

inhabitants of this place with an abundance of the 



160 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

necessaries, conveniences, and comforts of life ; assist 
in the erection and completion of this building; pro- 
tect the workmen against every accident ; long preserve 
the structure from decay ; and grant to us all a supply 
of the Corn of nourishment, the Wine of refreshment, 
and the Oil of joy. Amen. 

Response by the Brethren. — So mote it be. 

The Grand Master then strikes the stone three times with 
the gavel, and the public grand honors are given : 

The Grand Master then delivers to the Grand Architect the 
implements of Masonry, saying : 

Grand Master. — Brother Architect, having thus, as 
Grand Master of Masons, laid the foundation stone of 
this structure, I now deliver these implements of your 
profession into your hands, intrusting you with the 
superintendence and direction of the work, having 
full confidence in your skill and capacity to conduct 
the same. 

The G. Master then ascends the platform, and the following 
Anthem is sung : 

" Let there be light I" th' Almighty spoke, — 
Refulgent streams from chaos broke, 

To illume the rising earth ! 
Well pleased the Great Jehovah stood, 
The power Supreme pronounced it good, 

And gave the planets birth ! 

Chorus — In choral numbers Masons join, 

To bless and praise this Light Divine. 



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Parent of light, accept our praise ! 
Who shedd'st on us thy brightest rays, 

The light that fills the mind ; 
By choice selected, lo ! we stand, 
By friendship joined, a social band! 

That love, that aid mankind ! 
Chorus — In choral numbers, etc. 

The widow's tear, the orphan's cry, 
All wants our ready hands supply, 

As far as power is given ; 
The naked clothe, the prisoner free, 
These are thy works, sweet Charity, 

Revealed to us from heaven. 

Chorus — In choral numbers, etc. 

A voluntary collection is then made by the Grand Steward 
among the brethren, lor the needy workmen, and the sum 
collected is placed upon the stone by the Grand Treasurer ; 
during which time the following Ode to Masonry is sung : 

" Hail, Masonry divine, etc." 

[See page 146.] 

A benediction is then pronounced by the Grand Chaplain ; 
after which the procession returns in the same order to the 
place whence it set out, and the Grand Lodge is closed. 



162 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

ORDER OF PROCESSION. 

Which may be altered to suit the occasion. 



Tyler, with a drawn sword ; 

Two Stewards with white rods ; 

Master Masons ; 

Stewards ; 

Junior and Senior Deacons ; 

Secretaries and Treasurers ; 

Past Wardens ; 
Junior and Senior Wardens ; 

Past Masters ; 

Members of higher degrees ; 

Masters of Lodges. 

The New Lodge. 

Arranged as preceding form. 

The Holy Writings, carried by the oldest or some suitable 

member not in office; 

The W. Master; 

Music. 

The Grand Lodge. 

Grand Tyler with a drawn sword ; 

Grand Stewards with white rods ; 

Past Master with a Golden Vessels containing corn ; 

Principal Architect with Square, Level, and Plumb; 

Two Past Masters with Silver Vessel containing 

wine and oil; 

Grand Secretary and Treasurer ; 

The Five Orders; 

One large light borne by a Past Master; 

The Bible, Square, and Compasses borne by a Master 

of a Lodge, supported by two Stewards ; 

Chief Magistrate and Civil Officers of the place; 

Grand Chaplain and Orator ; 

Grand Wardens ; 

Deputy Grand Master; 

The Master of the oldest Lodge, carrying the Book of 

Constitutions on a Velvet cushion; 

Grand Deacons with black rods, seven feet apart; 

Grand Master; 

Two Stewards with white rods. 

[When Knights Templar appear in the procession, they should act 
as Guards of Honor to the G. Lodge.] 



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PUBLIC GRAND HONORS. 

The Public Grand Honors are given on all public 
occasions in the presence of the profane as well as the 
initiated. They are used at the laying of foundation 
stones of public buildings, or in other services in 
which the ministrations of the Fraternity are required, 
and especially in funerals. They are given in the fol- 
lowing manner : Both arms are crossed on the breast, 
the left uppermost, and the open palms of the hands 
sharply striking the shoulders ; they are then raised 
above the head, the palms striking each other, and 
then made to fall smartly upon the thighs. This is 
repeated three times, and, as there are three blows 
given each time — namely, on the breast, on the palms 
of the hands, and on the thighs — making nine con- 
cussions in all, the Grand Honors are technically said 
to be given " by three times three." On the occasion 
of funerals each one of these honors is accompanied 
by the words " The will of God is accomplished; so 
mote it be" audibly pronounced by the brethren. 

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164 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



Section Fifth, 



ORDER OF FUNERAL PROCESSION. 

The following Order of Procession will be proper 
to be observed when a single Lodge conducts the cere- 
monies : 

Tyler, 

with drawn sword ; 

Stewards, 

with white rods ; 

Musicians 

(if they are Masons, otherwise in advance of the Tyler); 

Master Masons ; 

g Senior and Junior Deacons ; 

§* Secretary and Treasurer ; 

V Senior and Junior Wardens ; 

P 

~ Past Masters of the Lodge ; 

The Holy Writings 

on a Cushion, carried by the eldest member of the Lodge 

present ; 

The Master ; 

Clergy ; 



The Body, with the MB insignia placed thereon. 




Pall bearers ^^V Pali Bearers. 



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FUNERAL SERVICE. 

The brethren being assembled at the Lodge room, or some 
other convenient place, the presiding officer will open the 
Lodge in the Third Degree. After having stated the object of 
the meeting, the service will commence— all the brethren 
standing : 

Master. — Man that is born of woman hath but a 
short time to live and is full of misery. He cometh 
up and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were 
a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the 
midst of life we are in death. Of whom, then, may 
we seek for succor, but of Thee, Lord, who for our 
sins art justly displeased? 

My brethren, where is the man that liveth, that^shall 
not see death ? 

Response by the brethren. — Man walketh in a vain 
shadow ; he heapeth up riches, and can not tell who 
shall gather them. 

Master. — Can we offer any precious thing to redeem 
our brother ? 

Response. — We have not a ransom. The place that 
once knew him shall know him no more forever. 

Master. — Shall his name then be lost upon the 
earth ? 

Response, — We will treasure it in our memories, we 
will record it in our hearts. 

Master. — How then will it be known ? 

Response. — It shall live in the exercise of its 
virtues. 



166 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Master. — When our brother died, did he carry noth- 
ing away with him? 

Response. — He fulfilled his destiny. Naked he 
came into the world, and naked he has departed out 
of it. 

Master. — Hear, then, the conclusion of the whole 
matter : It is The Lord only that can give, and it is 
The Lord that has taken away. 

Response. — Blessed be the name of The Lord. 

Master. — Let us endeavor to live the life of the 
righteous, that our last end may be like his. 

Response. — God is our God for ever and ever. He 
will be our guide and support even through the dark 
valley of the shadow of death. 

Master. — I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto 
me : " Write, from henceforth, blessed are the dead 
who die in the Lord ! Even so, saith the Spirit, for 
they rest from their labors." 

The Master here takes the Roll, on which is inscribed the 
name and nge of the deceased, and says: 

Almighty Father! in thy hands we leave, with 
humble submission, the soul of our departed Brother. 

The brethren will respond three times giving the Grand 
Honors each time. 

The will of God is accomplished. So mote it be. 

The Master here deposits the Roll, and repeats the follow- 
ing, or some suitable, prayer : 

Most glorious and merciful Lord God, Author of 
all good, and Giver of every perfect gift, pour down, 
we implore thee, thy blessing upon us ; and under the 
deep solemnities of this occasion, bind us yet closer 



FUNERAL SERVICE. 167 

together in the ties of brotherly love and affection. 
May the present instance of mortality sensibly remind 
us of our approaching fate ; and may it have an influ- 
ence to wean our affections from the things of this 
transitory world, and to fix them more devotedly upon 
Thee, the only sure refuge in time of need ! And at 
last, Great Parent of the Universe, when our journey 
shall be near to its end, when the silver cord shall be 
loosed and the golden bowl be broken, 0, in that mo- 
ment of mortal extremity, may the " Lamp of thy 
Love" dispel the gloom of the dark valley; and may 
we be enabled to " work an entrance " into the Celes- 
tial Lodge above, and in thy glorious presence, amidst 
its ineffable mysteries, enjoy a union with the souls of 
our departed friends, perfect as are the joys of heaven 
and durable as eternity ! Grant this, 0, our Heav- 
enly Father, for the sake of Him who gave himself 
for us, and drank the bitter cup of death that man might 
live ; and who hath taught us when we pray to say : 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

[The above ceremonies may be performed either at the Lodge, 
the house of the deceased, or in the church edifice, if the corpse 
is taken there, and religious services be performed. If at the 
house of the deceased, the Master will take his station at the 
head of the coffin, which will be uncovered, the Wardens at the 



168 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

foot, and the Brethren around it, and commence as above de- 
scribed. At the conclusion, the coffin will be closed. If in the 
church, immediately after the benediction, the Master, War- 
dens, and Brethren will place themselves as above directed, 
when the ceremonies will commence.] 

A procession will then be again formed, and march to the 
place of interment, in the order prescribed. The members of 
the Lodge will form a circle round the grave. The clergy and 
officers will take their station at the head, and the mourners at 
the foot, when the service will be resumed by the Master as 
follows : 

My Brethren, — We are again called upon, by a 
most solemn admonition, to regard the uncertainty of 
human life, the immutable certainty of death, and the 
vanity of all earthly pursuits. Decrepitude and decay 
are written on every living thing. The cradle and the 
coffin stand side by side; and it is a melancholy truth 
that, as soon as we begin to live, that moment also we 
begin to die. Weakness and imperfection are the in- 
cidents of our condition ; the damp, dark grave is our 
destiny and our doom. It is passing strange that, not- 
withstanding the daily mementos of mortality that 
cross our path — notwithstanding the funeral bell so 
often tolls in our ears, and the " mournful processions " 
go about our streets — that we will not consider our 
latter end, and lay it more seriously to heart that we 
must ourselves go down in the silent chambers of the 
tomb. What an eloquent commentary is here exhib- 
ited upon the instability of every human pursuit; and 
how touchingly, with what deep pathos, does it echo 
the sad sentiment of the great preacher, who — having 
tested all the pleasures and fascinations of this world ; 
having drank deep from the golden cup of its ambi- 



FUNERAL SERVICE. 169 

tion, its honors, and its wealth, of its intellectual en- 
joyments, and its sensual gratifications — wrote from 
remorseful experience, and for our perpetual warning, 
the immortal text : '• Vanity of vanities; all is vanity T 
My Brethren, does not that warning voice come to us 
with most peculiar emphasis in this " valley of death?" 
And shall it not exercise over our future actions the 
deep and pervading influence its high Masonic source 
is entitled to command ? 

The last offices that we pay to the dead are useless 
forms, except as they constitute lessons to the living. 
The cold, marble form, enclosed in the u narrow house" 
before you, is alike insensible to our sorrows and 
our ceremonies. It matters not now to him whether 
two or three gather around his grave to perform his 
funeral ritual, or that hundreds have assembled; with 
the banners and insignia of our Order, to deposit him 
in his final resting-place. It is of little moment how, 
or in what manner, his obsequies are performed — 
whether the wild v/inds chant his requiem, or it be 
accompanied with the minstrelsy of many voices. He 
has gone to accomplish the destiny of all our race ; his 
body will return into the ground from which it was 
taken ; and in the solemn solitude of the grave his 
dust will mingle with its kindred dust. 

But, my Brethren, could that inanimate form once 
more heave with vitality ; could the rigid tongue be 
loosed, so that it might again articulate — 0, with a 
knowledge of all the fearful secrets of his mysterious 
journey ! — with what startling emphasis would he not 
plead with us to "prepare to meet our God !" It is 



170 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

infatuation — it is sorcery most fatal and delusive — that 
has enchanted our faculties and drugged our better 
judgment, else such a voice would come up to us from 
every new-made grave ! 

. But it is the fashion of the world, whenever this 
solemn subject is thrust upon it, to postpone the con- 
sideration for a " more convenient season." Pleasure, 
ambition, amusement, and business engross our every 
sense. We go on from one design to another; add 
hope to hope ; one plan of business is consummated, 
another plan is commenced ; and thus there is laid out 
employment for many coming years; and it may be 
that, when most busy, at a season of all others the 
most unpropitious — because the most unlooked-for — 
the pale messenger obtrudes upon us his dreadful sum- 
mons, and we are hurried off to our eternal audit with 
all our imperfections on our heads. 

What, then, are all the externals of human dignity, 
the power of wealth, the dreams of ambition, the pride 
of intellect, or the charms of beauty, when nature has 
paid her just debt? Fix your eyes on the last sad 
scene, and view humanity, stript of its dazzling, mere- 
tricious ornaments, you must needs be persuaded of 
the utter emptiness of these delusions. The monarch 
of an hundred provinces — at whose bidding nations 
pay obeisance — and the poor beggar that shivers at his 
gate are equals in the house of death. The one is 
obliged to part with his scepter and his crown ; the 
other has no further use for his wallet and his rags — 
and both are indebted to their Mother Earth for a 
common sepulture. In the grave all fallacies are 



FUNERAL SERVICE. 171 

detected, all ranks are leveled, and all distinctions are 
done away. 

While we drop the sympathetic tear over the grave 
of our departed Brother, let us cast around his foi- 
bles — whatever they may have been — the broad mantle 
of a Mason s charity, nor withhold from its memory 
the just commendation that his virtues claim at our 
hands. It is of record in the Volume of Eternal 
Truth that perfection on earth can never be attained. 
The best of created men did most grievously err, 
and the wisest of our race went sadly astray. Suf- 
fer, then, the apologies of human nature to plead 
in behalf of him who can not longer extenuate for 
himself. 

Our present meeting and proceedings will have been 
vain and useless, if they fail to excite our serious re- 
flections and strengthen our resolutions for amendment. 
Be then persuaded, my Brethren, by the uncertainty 
of life and the unsubstantial nature of all its pursuits, 
and postpone no longer that preparation which it is 
wisdom to provide and madness to defer. Let us each 
embrace the present propitious moment; and now, 
while time and gracious opportunity offer, prepare for 
the exigencies of our latter end, when the pleasures of 
this world will be as poisoned cups to our lips, and the 
reflections consequent upon a well-spent life alone af- 
ford us comfort and consolation. 

Let us here resolve to maintain, with greater assi- 
duity, the dignified character of our profession. May 
out faith be evinced in a correct moral walk and de- 
portment ; may our hope be bright as the glorious 



172 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

mysteries that will be revealed hereafter; and our 
charity boundless as the wants of humanity ! 

And, having faithfully discharged the duties which 
we owe to God, to our neighbor, and ourselves, when 
at last it shall please the GRAND MASTER of the 
Universe to send his Tyler, Death, to summon us into 
his eternal presence, may the trestle-board of our whole 
lives pass such inspection that it may be given unto 
each one of us to u eat of the hidden manna," and to 
receive the " white stone with the new name written," 
that will insure perpetual and unspeakable happiness 
in the Paradise of God ! 

The following Invocations are then made : 

Master. — May we be true and faithful to each other, 
and may we live and die in love ! 

Response.— So mote it be. 

Master. — May we profess what is good, and always 
act agreeable to our profession ! 

Response. — So mote it be. 

Master. — May the Lord bless us and keep us ; may 
the Lord be gracious unto us, and may all our good 
intentions be crowned with success ! 

Response. — So mote it be. 

Master. — Glory be to God in the highest; on earth 
peace — good-will towards men ! 

Response. — So mote it be — now, henceforth, and for- 
ever. Amen. 

The service is then resumed by the Master as follows: 
"I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord; 
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 



FUNERAL SERVICE. 173 

he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall 

never die. 

Here the apron is taken from the coffin and handed to the 
Master, and the coffin is deposited in the earth, when the serv- 
ice is resumed. 

For as much as it has pleased Almighty God, wise 
in his Providence, to take out of the world the soul 
of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his body 
to the ground — earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust 
to dust. 

The Secretary will then advance and deposit the Roll in the 
grave with the usual forms. 

Master. — Friend and Brother, we bid thee fare- 
well ! Thou art at rest from thy labors ; may it be 
in peace ! 

Response. — So mote it be. Amen. 

Then may be sung, or rehearsed by the Master, the following, 
or some other appropriate hymn : 

HYMN. 

I. 
Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee, 

Though sorrow and darkness encompass the tomb ; 
The Savior has passed through its portals before thee, 

And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom. 

II. 
Thou art gone to the grave— we no longer behold thee, 

Nor tread the rough path of the world by thy side ; 
But the wide arms of mercy were spread to enfold thee, 

For all men may hope since the Sinless has died. 

III. 
Thou art gone to the grave, but 't were wrong to deplore thee, 

When God was thy ransom, thy guardian, and guide; 
He gave thee, and took thee, and soon will restore thee, 

Where death has no sting since the Savior has died. 



174 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

The service is then resumed by the Master, who, presenting 
the Apron, says : 

The Lamb Skin, or White Apron, is an emblem of 
innocence, and the badge of a Mason. It is more an- 
cient than the Golden Fleece or Roman Eagle ; more 
honorable than the Star and Garter. 

The Master then deposits it in the grave. 

This emblem I now deposit in the grave of our de- 
ceased Brother. We are thus reminded of the uni- 
versal domination of Death. The arm of friendship 
can not interpose to prevent his coming; the wealth of 
the world can not purchase our release ; nor will the 
innocence of youth or the charms of beauty propitiate 
his purpose. The mattock, the coffin, and the melan- 
choly grave admonish us of our mortality ; and that, 
sooner or later, these frail, weak bodies must molder in 
their parent dust. 

The Master, holding the Evergreen in his hand, continues • 

This Evergreen is an emblem of our faith in the im- 
mortality of the soul. By this we are reminded of 
our high and glorious destiny beyond the " world of 
shadows;" and that there dwells within our tabernacle 
of clay an imperishable, immortal spirit, over which 
the grave has no dominion and death no power. 

The brethren will now move in procession round the grave, 
and severally drop in it the sprig of evergreen * after which the 
Public Grand Honors are given. The Master then continues 
the ceremony in the following words : 

From time immemorial it has been the custom 
among the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, 
at the request of a brother, to accompany his corpse to 



FUNERAL DIRGE. 175 

the place of interment, there to deposit it with the 
usual formalities. 

In conformity to this ancient usage, and at the re- 
quest of our deceased brother, we have assembled at 
this time, in the character of Masons, to offer up be- 
fore the world the last sad tribute of our affection ; 
thereby to demonstrate, in the strongest possible 
manner, the sincerity of the past esteem for him, and 
our steady attachment to the principles of the Order. 

We have now, with the usual Masonic ceremonies, 
committed the body of a brother to its kindred dust. 
We leave him in the hands of a Being who has done 
all things well. 

To those of his immediate relatives and friends, 
who are most heart-stricken at the loss we have all 
sustained, we have nothing of this world's consolation 
to offer. We can only deeply, sincerely, and most af- 
fectionately sympathize with them in their affective 
bereavement. But, in the beautiful spirit of the 
Christian's theology, we dare to say that He who 
" tempers the wind to the shorn lamb '' looks down 
with infinite compassion upon the widow and father- 
less in the hour of their desolation ; and that the same 
benevolent Savior who wept tears of sympathy at the 
grave in Bethany, will fold the arms of His love and 
protection around those who put their trust and confi- 
dence in him. 

The service is concluded with the following or some other 
suitable prayer : 

Almighty and Most Merciful God, in whom we live 
and move and have our being, and before whom all 



176 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

men must appear to render an account for the deeds 
done in the body, we do most earnestly beseech thee, 
as we now surround the grave of our fallen Brother, 
to impress deeply upon our minds the solemnities of 
this day. May we ever remember that " in the midst 
of life we are in death," and so live and act our sev- 
eral parts as we will desire to have done when the hour 
of our departure is at hand. 

And 0, Gracious Father, vouchsafe us, we pray 
thee, thy divine assistance to redeem our misspent 
time ; and in the discharge of the duties thou hast 
assigned us, in the erection of our moral edifice, may 
we have wisdom from on high to direct us, strength 
commensurate with our task to support us, and the 
beauty of holiness to render all our performances ac- 
ceptable in thy sight. And at last, when our work on 
earth is done, when the mallet of death shall call us 
from our labors^ may we obtain a blessed and everlast- 
ing rest in that Spiritual House, not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens ! 

Amen. So mote it be. 

The procession will return to the place whence it set out,; 
where the necessary duties are complied with, and the Lodge is 
closed in the Third Degree. 



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FUNERAL DIRGE. 



Solemn strikes the funeral chime ! 
Notes of our departing time, 
As we journey here below, 
Through a pilgrimage of woe ! 

Mortals now indulge a tear, 
For mortality is near! 
See how wide her trophies wave, 
O'er the slumbers of the grave ! 

Here another guest we bring ! 
Seraphs of celestial wing, 
To our funeral altar come — 
Waft this Friend and Brother home I 

Lord of all ! below — above — 
Fill our hearts with Truth and Love ! 
When dissolves our earthly tie, 
Take us to thy Lodge on high ! 



CEREMONIES 

TO BE OBSERVED AT THE 

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS 

OF 

GRAND LODGES. 



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PART FOURTH. 



CEREMONIES 

TO BE OBSERVED AT THE 

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS 

OF 

GEAND LODGES. 



At the time appointed for the ceremonies, the Grand Lodge 
being opened in the Third Degree of Masonry, the chair must be 
taken by some Grand or Deputy Grand Master ; or, if none such 
be present, then by some member of a subordinate Lodge who 
may have passed one of those stations; or, if none such be pres- 
ent, then by some competent brother who may have been duly 
installed as Worshipful Master of a chartered Lodge, and is at 
the time a member of some regular Lodge. 

The brother officiating in the ceremonies, who, for the time be- 
ing, will be addressed by the title of M. W. Grand Master, will 
first appoint some suitable brethren to act in the ceremonies as 
Grand Chaplain and Grand Marshal. 

He will direct the Grand Secretary to call the names of the 
officers elect, to be installed, who will come forward and be ar- 
ranged by the Grand Marshal in order before the Grand Master 

When in order, the Grand Marshal will make the following 
announcement : 

M. W. Grand Master: — I here present before you 
these Worshipful Brethren^ who, having been duly 
selected to preside over and conduct the business of 
this Grand Lodge for the ensuing year, now declare 
themselves ready for installation. 

(181) 



182 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

The M. W . Grand Master will arise, call up the Grand Lodge 
and address the officers elect as follows : 

Worshipful Brethren: — Before proceeding to invest 
you with the honors and responsibilities of the office 
to which you have respectively been elected, it be- 
comes my duty to administer to you the obligation 
of your office. You will, therefore, repeat after me 
that— 

OBLIGATION. 

I, , do solemnly promise and swear, that I 

will support and maintain the constitution, laws, 
edicts, and general regulations of the Grand Lodge 

of the State of , and that I will, to the utmost 

of my knowledge and ability, discharge the duties of 
the office with which I am now to be invested. So 
help me God. 

The M. W. Grand Master will then say, " Brethren, let us 
pray." The members all standing, the Grand Chaplain will 
offer the following 

PRAYER. 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, Lord of Hosts! 
Praise awaiteth for thee, God, in Zion, and unto 
thee shall the vow be performed. The heavens de- 
clare thy % glory, and the firmament showeth thy 
handiwork. In thee, God, is our trust. Let us 
not be ashamed, but deliver us out of all our troubles, 
in thy righteousness. Our Father, who art in heaven, 
we desire at this, and at all times, to approach thee 
with reverence, and would most humbly invoke thy 
benediction upon the purposes of our present assembly. 



INSTALLATION, 183 

Grant, Lord our God, that this our brother, who 
is now about to be invested with the government of 
our ancient Fraternity in this jurisdiction, may be a 
man after thine own heart, zealous in thy cause, and 
devoted to thy service. Endow him with a competency 
of thy divine wisdom, that he may be enabled to dis- 
charge all those important duties about to be intrusted 
to him agreeably to thy will. May those of his 
brethren, who have been selected to aid him in the 
discharge of those duties, be of like faith and of like 
wisdom, and may each and all of them move on har- 
moniously in the great work they have to perform, 
until they shall have completed the same in peace and 
concord. To this end, we pray thee, to fill their 
hearts with thy fear, that their tongues and actions 
may promote thy glory. Keep them steadfast in thy 
service. Grant them firmness of mind. Animate 
their hearts and strengthen their endeavors. May 
they teach thy judgments in truth, and thy laws in 
righteousness. Bless them, Lord, and bless the 
work of their hands. And may the spirit of peace 
and love dwell richly with them in all their labors, 
so that the mountain of the house of our God may 
become firmly established upon the top of the mount- 
ains, and exalted above the hills, until the right- 
eousness thereof shall go forth as brightness, and the 
salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth, and all the 
nations shall flow unto it. thou that hearest 
prayer, we ask thee now to have mercy on us and 
bless us. Cause thy face to shine upon us : so shall 
we take heed to our way, to walk in thy law, as thou 



184 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

wouldst have us walk before thee. And finally, O 
merciful Father, when we shall have finished the 
work thou hast assigned us in this earthly temple, 
may it receive thy divine approval, and we be admitted 
to the honors and rewards that await the true and 
faithful craftsman in thy upper and better sanctuary 
— that Sacred Temple not made with hands, eternal 
in the heavens. Amen. 
Response — So mote it be. 

The Grand Lodge will now be seated. 

The Grand Marshal now invests the Grand Master elect with 
the appropriate jewel of his office, and presents him to the M. 
W. Grand Master, as follows : 

M. W. Grand Master: — I here present to you our 

Worshipful Brother , who has been duly elected 

M. W. Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and now 
declares himself ready to enter upon the discharge 
of the important duties annexed to that station. 

The M. W. Grand Master will thereupon deliver to the Grand 
Master elect the following charge, and then conduct him to his 
chair. 

OHARGE TO THE GRAND MASTER. 

Most Worshipful Brother: — By the voice of your 
brethren of the Grand Lodge, you have been selected 
to occupy the most important as well as the most 
honorable station in their power to bestow, and to 
me has been assigned the pleasing duty of investing 
you with its insignia. 

You have been too long a member of our ancient 
Fraternity, and are doubtless too well acquainted 
with the various duties of your exalted station, to 



INSTALLATION. 185 

require of me, at this time, any special instructions 
relative thereto. Let it suffice for me on the pres- 
ent occasion, therefore, to urge upon you the neces 
sity of a constant and regular attendance on the com 
munications and sessions of the Grand Lodge ; watch- 
ing with diligence and fidelity the workings of the 
several subordinate Lodges within your jurisdiction; 
paying due attention to the constitution, laws, edicts, 
and general regulations of your Grand Lodge, and re- 
quiring a strict obedience to them from every member 
of the Fraternity — making the glory of the Supreme 
Grand Master of the Universe and the good of the 
Craft the chief objects of your regard. The ancient 
landmarks of the Order, by which we are distinguished 
from the rest of mankind, are particularly intrusted 
to your care. It therefore becomes your most sacred 
duty to see that, during your incumbency, not the 
least of them be removed. 

From our knowledge of your zeal and ability, we 
feel confident that you will discharge the duties of 
this important station in such a manner as will greatly 
redound to your own honor, as well as to the good- 
will and prosperity of the Craft over which you have 
been elected to preside. We therefore look with 
confidence to a brother whose person is endeared to 
us by that love for the Fraternity which is sanctified 
by the experience of many revolving years. 

And now, Most Worshipful Sir, permit me to con- 
duct you to your chair, where you will at once enter 
upon the discharge of those responsible duties which 
now devolve upon you, as the head of the Fraternity 



186 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

in this jurisdiction. And may the Father of Light, 
of Life, and of Love invest you with his choicest gifts. 
May Heavenly wisdom illuminate your mind. May 
Divine power give strength to your exertions. May 
the goodness of the All-wise Architect of the Universe 
fill and enlarge your heart. May your feet continu- 
ally rest upon the rock of Justice. From your hands 
may streams of beneficence flow, and around your 
head bend a circle of beauty, made resplendent by the 
rays of honor. And when you shall have finished 
your labors here below, may you be transmitted from 
the fading honors of this earthly Lodge to the Celes- 
tial Grand Lodge, there to dwell with saints and 
angels forever. 

The M. W. Grand Master will now descend, take the Grand 
Master elect by the right arm, and conduct him to his seat. The 
newly installed Grand Master being seated in his chair, the 
Grand Marshal will make the following 

PROCLAMATION. 

By the authority of this Most Worshipful Grand 

Lodge, I proclaim Most Worshipful , Grand 

Master of Masons of the State of , duly elected 

and installed in ample form. 

The officiating Grand Master will then say : 

Most Worshipful Grand Master: — Behold your 
Grand Lodge. 

The newly installed Grand Master will thereupon arise and 
return his thanks for the honor conferred in such appropriate 
remarks as he may deem proper. 

After concluding his remarks, he will proceed to install the 
remaining Grand officers; or he may waive that right in favor 
of the brother previously officiating. 



INSTALLATION. 



187 



In either case, the Grand Marshal will severally introduce the 
remaining Grand officers to the officiating Grand Master, whc 
as he does so, will deliver to each the appropriate charge of his 
office, as follows : 

CHARGE TO THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. 

Right Worshipful Brother: — The station to which 
you have been called by the suffrages of your breth- 
ren is one of great dignity and importance. In the 
absence of the Grand Master, you are to exercise his 
prerogatives, and preside over the Grand Lodge ; in 
his presence, you are to assist him with your counsel 
and cooperation. But while your powers and privi- 
leges are thus extensive, remember that they bring 
with them a corresponding share of responsibility. 
The honor that has been conferred upon, and the 
trust that is about to be reposed in you, demand of 
you a corresponding fidelity and attachment to the 
interests of those to whose confidence and partiality 
you are indebted for your present official elevation. 
Let the constitution, laws, and landmarks of the Or- 
der be your constant study; so that you may be the 
better enabled to assist in preserving them inviolate, 
and ready to exercise the functions of that more ex- 
alted station to which you are so liable to be called. 

Receive the jewel of your office, and take your seat 
on our right, to aid us with your counsel and advice. 

CHARGE TO THE SENIOR GRAND WARDEN. 

Right Worshipful Brother: — The important station 
to which you have been elected will require from 
you exemplary deportment, and its duties will demand 



188 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

your most assiduous attention. In the absence of the 
Grand Master and his Deputy, you are to govern the 
Craft; in their presence, you will aid and support 
them with your counsel and advice. Your regulai 
and punctual attendance at the communications of the 
Grand Lodge is, therefore, essentially necessary. We 
firmly rely on your knowledge of Masonry, and your 
attachment to the principles of the Order, for a faith- 
ful discharge of the duties of this important trust. 

Receive your jewel, and take your station, being 
careful to look well to the West. 



CHARGE TO THE JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN. 

Right Worshipful Brother: — The office of Junior 
Warden in this Grand Lodge, to which you have been 
called by the voice of your brethren, is very important 
and respectable. In the absence of your superiors in 
office, you will succeed to the performance of their 
duties. The prosperity of the institution ought never 
to suffer for want of intelligence in its proper officers ; 
you, therefore, see the necessity of your possessing 
such qualifications as will enable you to accomplish 
those duties which are not only incumbent upon you 
in your present station, but, also, those that may oc- 
casionally devolve upon you by the absence of your 
superiors. 

In the discharge of the various duties annexed to 
your station, let the preservation of harmony and 
brotherly love in the Order be your constant aim> 
studiously avoiding all occasions of giving offense, or 



INSTALLATION. 189 

countenancing any thing that may create divisions and 
dissensions. Tour regular and punctual attendance 
at the communications of the Grand Lodge is ear- 
nestly solicited. 

Receive your jewel, and take your station, being 
careful to look well to the South. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND TREASURER. 

Worshipful Brother: — The office to which you have 
been elected embraces a trust of great importance and 
responsibility. You will have under your care and 
keeping the finances of the Grand Lodge. It will, 
therefore, be your duty to receive all monies due the 
Grand Lodge, being careful to make due entries of 
the same, and pay them out upon warrants > drawn 
upon you by the Grand Secretary, with the consent 
and approbation of the Grand Lodge. Your selec- 
tion to this important trust is an evidence of the 
high opinion your brethren of the Grand Lodge en- 
tertain of your fidelity and discretion. Let it, then, 
be your constant care not to forfeit the least of that 
confidence. 

Receive your jewel, books, and other matters be- 
longing to your office, and take your station as 
Treasurer of this Grand Lodge. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND SECRETARY. 

Worshipful Brother: — The office to which you have 
been elected is, in many respects, the most important 
office in the Grand Lodge, that of the M. W. Grand 



190 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

Master only excepted. In the faithful discharge of 
the various duties annexed to your station, it will be 
very necessary that you be present at each and every 
session of the Grand Lodge, to observe its proceedings, 
and make a fair record of all things necessary and 
proper to be written. You will also be the official 
organ of the Grand Lodge, and in that capacity will 
conduct its various correspondence, and thus act as 
the medium of intercourse between the Fraternity and 
their Grand Master. In the discharge of these vari 
ous duties, let your carriage and behavior be marked 
with that promptitude and discretion that will at once 
reflect credit upon yourself and honor upon the body 
whom you represent. And when you shall have com- 
pleted the volume of the record of your transactions 
in this earthly temple, may you be admitted into the 
Celestial Grand Lodge, among saints and angels, and 
there find your name recorded in the Book of Eternal 
Life. 

Receive the jewel, books, etc., of your office, and 
take your station as Secretary of this Grand Lodge. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND CHAPLAIN. 

Worshipful Brother: — The sacred position of Grand 
Chaplain has been conferred upon you, and with pleas- 
ure I now invest you with the jewel of your office. 

In the discharge of our duties, you will be required 
to conduct the devotional exercises of our Grand 
Communications, and to perform the sacred functions 
of your holy calling at our public ceremonies. Ma- 



INSTALLATION. 191 

sonry, in its Ceremonials and Rituals, inculcates such 
a high veneration for religion, and our entire depend- 
ence upon the supporting hand of Deity, that the 
services you may perform while ministering at its 
altars will lose none of their vital influence when 
practiced in that spirit of universal tolerance which 
distinguishes our institution. The doctrines of mo- 
rality and virtue, which you are accustomed to incul- 
cate to the world as the minister of God, will form the 
appropriate lessons you are expected to communicate 
to your brethren of the Grand Lodge. The profes- 
sion you have chosen for your lot in life is the best 
guarantee that you will discharge the duties of your 
present appointment with steadfastness and persever- 
ance in well-doing. The Holy Bible — that great 
light in Masonry — we intrust to your care ; and^while 
you teach its holy precepts to your brethren, may 
your own deportment afford the best example of their 
vital importance. 

You will now take your seat on the right of our 
Deputy. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND LECTURER. 

Worshipful Brother: — You have been appointed 
Grand Lecturer of this jurisdiction. 

It will be your duty to instruct the Craft in the 
due performance of their duty; to communicate light; 
to preserve our ritual and traditions in the memory 
of the Fraternity ; to see that the ancient landmarks 
of the Order are not removed or infringed upon by 



192 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

ignorant pretenders, and by your instructions to the 
subordinate Lodges, illustrate the genius and vindicate 
the principles of our institution. It is to be presumed 
that one whom his brethren have thought capable 
of discharging so difficult and important a trust will 
require no promptings for the proper performance of 
hia duties. Let it, then, be your special object, while 
inculcating upon the members of our time-honored 
society a faithful regard for its duties and obligations, 
to impress upon the world at large, by your own ex- 
ample, a favorable opinion of its design and tendency. 
Receive this jewel as an emblem of your authority, 
and enter upon the duties of your office. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND MARSHAL. 

Worshipful Brother: — The duties of the office with 
which you are about to be invested are of great im- 
portance, and will require much attention and skill 
for their faithful performance. 

You are to arrange and superintend all processions 
of the Grand Lodge, when moving in a distinct body, 
either in public or in private; and as the world can 
only judge of our private discipline by our public 
deportment, you will be careful that the utmost order 
and decorum be observed on all such occasions. 

You will be ever attentive to the commands of the 
Grand Master, and always near at hand to see them 
duly executed. 

I now present you with this jewel as the ensign of 
your authority; receive it and enter upon the duties 
of your office. 



INSTALLATION. 193 



CHARGE TO THE GRAND DEACONS. 

Worshipful Brethren: — You have been appointed 
the Deacons of this Grand Lodge, and I now invest 
each of you with the jewel of your office. It is your 
province to attend upon the Grand Master and Ward- 
ens, to act as their proxies in the active duties of the 
Grand Lodge. To you, with such assistance as may 
be necessary, is intrusted the introduction of visitors 
at our grand communications, and the immediate 
practice of our rites and ceremonies in Grand Lodge. 
Receive these rods as the ensigns of your authority, 
and enter upon the duties of you offices. 

CHARGE TO THE GRAND TYLER. 

Brother: — Having been appointed Tyler of this 
Grand Lodge, I now invest you with the jewel of 
your office, and place in your hands this sword, the 
more effectually to enable you to guard against the ap- 
proach of cowans and eaves-droppers, and to suffer none 
to pass or repass but such as are duly qualified and 
have permission from us. It is your duty to guard the 
door of the Grand Lodge on the outside, to report 
to the Grand Deacons those who desire admission, 
to summon the members of the Grand Lodge, under 
the direction of the Grand Secretary, and to attend to 
such other duties as may be required of you by the 
Grand Lodge. Your punctual attendance, therefore, 
is essentially necessary at every session of the Grand 
Lodge. 



19^ UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

You will now retire to your station, and enter up- 
on the duties of your office. A prompt and faithful 
discharge thereof will render the best evidence of 
your attachment to the sublime principles of our 
Order. 

The Grand Officers having severally retired to their respective 
stations, the Grand Marshal will make the following— 

PROCLAMATION. 

By the authority of the M. W. Grand Lodge of 
the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and 

Accepted Masons of the State of — , I proclaim 

the officers thereof duly elected and installed in ample 
form. This day of , A. D. 18—, A. L. 58—. 

The members all standing and in order, the Grand Chaplain 
will conclude the ceremonies with the following— 

CHARGE AND INVOCATION. 

Brethren of the Grand Lodge: — Let me congratu- 
late you, and the Fraternity in this jurisdiction, upon 
the accession of our beloved brother to the Oriental 
Chair in this Grand Lodge. 

As it is his duty to command according to our 
Constitution, so it is ours, with ready and cheer- 
ful acquiescence, to obey. As an example worthy 
of our imitation, let us look to the sun, the great 
center of our solar system, and behold the planetary 
worlds in continual order and harmony revolving 
around it with the happiest effect, and learn there- 
from to imitate their regularity in hope of obtaining 
the light of wisdom and the warmth of love, which 



INSTALLATION. 195 

so eminently adorns the character of a Freemason. 

Or look still higher for a better example, and behold 
the Cherubim and Seraphim, who are presented to us 
in the oracles of divine truth as flaming spirits, burn- 
ing with zeal and love before the throne of God, 
Behold the heavenly hosts filled with love to their 
Creator and love to our race ! See those ministering 
spirits exercising their kind offices to men, relieving 
their wants, securing them from danger, and endeav- 
oring to promote their good! What an example 
worthy our imitation ! 

" Myriads of spiritual beings walk the earth, 
Unseen, or when we wake or when we sleep." 

Of them let us learn to rise in our affections to 
the Great Father of all, and thence descending, ex- 
pand the heart from brother to brother, and to all 
mankind. Of them let us learn never to weary in 
well-doing, but to mourn with those that mourn, and to 
rejoice with those that do rejoice, until, having finished 
our work in this earthly temple, we may receive the 
welcome plaudit, "Well done, good aud faithful serv- 
ant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord! " 



And now, Lord our God — there is no God like 
ihee in the heaven above nor in the earth beneath, 
which keepest* covenant and showest mercy unto thy 
servants who walk before thee with all their hearts — 
graciously now be pleased to accept in mercy these 
services at our hands. May these our brethren, who 
have been lawfully appointed to bear rule in our An* 
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196 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 

cient Fraternity, be kept under thy special guidance 
and protection, and may they be enabled to faithfully 
fulfill all their obligations to thee and to their breth- 
ren. May all who shall hereafter become associ- 
ated with us in our annual assembly be of one 
heart and one mind, to love, to honor, to fear, and to 
obey thee, as thy majesty and unbounded goodness 
demand, and to love one another as thou hast loved 
us. May we here continue to meet in thy presence, 
as a band of brothers, who were all created by the same 
Almighty Parent, are daily sustained by the same 
beneficent Hand, and are all traveling the same road 
to the gates of death ! May we keep thy word always 
present to our minds, and religion and virtue, love, 
harmony, and peaceful joy reign triumphant in our 
hearts, and may all the work done at our annual as- 
semblies be such as thy wisdom may approve and thy 
goodness prosper. Hearken unto the supplications 
of thy servants and of thy people, which they shall 
continue to make in this place. Hear thou from thy 
dwelling-place, even from heaven, and when thou 
nearest, forgive. And when the time of our labor is 
drawing to a close, and the pillar of our strength is 
declining to the ground, graciously enable us to pass 
the valley of the shadow of death, supported by "thy 
rod and thy staff," that we may enter those mansions 
beyond the grave, where love, and peace, and joy for- 
ever reign, before thy throne. Amen. 
Response — So mote it be. 

The Grand Lodge may now be seated, the ceremonies of in- 
stallation being ended. 



FORMS FOR MASONIC DOCUMENTS. 



FORM OF A DISPENSATION TO FORM A NEW LODGE, 

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the State of ; 

Your petitioners respectfully represent that they are Ancient, 
Free, and Accepted Master Masons. Having the prosperity of the 
Fraternity at heart, they are willing to exert their best endeav- 
ors to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of Masonry. 
For the convenience of their respective dwellings, and for other 
good reasons, they are desirous of forming a new Lodge in the 

of — -, to be named 

Lodge. In consequence of this desire, and for the good of the 
Craft, they pray for a warrant, or dispensation, to empower 
them to assemble as a legal Lodge, to discharge the duties of 
Masonry in the several degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow- 
Craft, and Master Mason, in a regular and constitutional man- 
ner, according to the ancient form of the Fraternity, and the 
laws and regulations of the Grand Lodge. That they have nom- 
inated and do recommend to be the first Master, 

to be the first Senior Warden, and to be 

the first Junior Warden of said Lodge ; that, if the prayer of the 
petition should be granted, they promise a strict conformity to 
all the constitutional laws, rules, and regulations of the Grand 
Lodge. 

This petition must be signed by at least eight regular Master 
Masons, one of whom must be of the degree of Past Master, and 
recommended by the Lodge nearest the place where the new 
Lodge is to be held. It must be delivered to the Grand Secretary, 
whose duty it is to lay it before the Grand Lodge. In the recess 
of the Grand Lodge, application should be made in the same 
form to the Grand Master. 

After a charter is granted by the Grand Lodge, the Grand 
Master appoints a day and hour for consecrating, dedicating, 
and constituting the new Lodge, and for installing the Master, 
Wardens, and other officers. 

The Grand Master has power to appoint some worthy Past 
Master, with full power to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute 
the new Lodge, and install its officers. 

'197) 



198 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



FORM OF RECOMMENDATION. 

HAiiL of Lodge, No. , A. D. 18—, A. L. 5H— . 

This is to certify that at a stated meeting of ■ Lodge, 

No. -, held at the Lodge Room, on the day ol 

, A. D. 18—, A. L. 58—, a petition was presented, 

addressed to the M. W. Grand Lodge (or Grand Master), signed 
by Bros, {here insert names of petitioners), and praying for a dis- 
pensation to establish a new Lodge in the town of . 

Whereupon, on motion, it was resolved (the vote being by bal- 
lot) that this Lodge recommend the establishment of said pro- 
posed Lodge. * 

In witness whereof, I have subscribed my name, 

SEAL j an( j caused the seal of our said Lodge to be affixed. 



Attest : 



-, Sec'y. 



-,W. M. 



The Lodge recommending and vouching for the petitioners 
should add, after the * in the foregoing form, these words : 

" Resolved further, That this Lodge vouches that said peti- 
tioners are men of good moral character, and are possessed of 
the proper Masonic qualifications, being competent to confer 
the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow-Craft, and Master 
Mason, and to conduct properly the business and ceremonies of 
a Lodge without assistance from others. 



FORM OF A PROXY FROM THE GRAND MASTER TO 
A PRESENT OR PAST MASTER TO CONSECRATE, DED- 
ICATE, AND CONSTITUTE A NEW LODGE, AND TO 
INSTALL THE OFFICERS. 



Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge % 
of F. and A. Masons of the State of , I 



, A. D. 18-, A. L. 58—, 






To all whom it may concern— greeting : 

Know ye, that, reposing full confidence in the skill and Ma- 
sonic ability of our Worshipful Brother , I, 

Grand Master of the M. W. Grand Lodge of 



FORMS FOR MASONIC DOCUMENTS. 199 

do, by these presents, constitute and appoint him ray Proxy, 
for me and in my name, to consecrate, dedicate, and constitute 

Lodge, No. , and to install the officers 

thereof in due and ancient form, he making due return to me 
of his doings in the premises. 

Given under my hand and private seal, at , 

E AIi ) the day and year first above written. 

M. W. Grand Master. 



PETITION TO BE PRESENTED BY A CANDIDATE FOR 
INITIATION. 

To the Worshipful Master, Wardens , and Brethren of 

Lodge, No. — , of F. and A. Masons : 

The petition of the subscriber respectfully showeth, that hav- 
ing long entertained a favorable opinion of your ancient insti- 
tution, he is desirous of being admitted a member thereof, if 
found worthy. 

His place of residence is ; his age, years ; his occu- 
pation, . 

Recommended by * (Signed) A. B. 



PETITION FOR AFFILIATION. 

To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Lodge, 

No. — .• 

The petition of the subscriber respectfully represents that he is 

a Master Mason, and has regularly dimitted from 

Lodge, No. , under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of 

, and is desirous of becoming a member of your Lodge. 

His residence is ; his occupation is . Should 

his petition be granted, he promises obedience to the by-laws 
and regulations of your Lodge, 

Recommended by -.. (Signed) A. & 

This petition should be accompanied with a Dimit. 



200 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



PETITION FOR A DISPENSATION TO CONFER DEGREES 
ON, OR BALLOT FOR A CANDIDATE IN LESS THAN 
THE REGULAR TIME. 

HALii of — i Lodge, No. — , i 

, A. D. 18-, A. L. 58-. J 

To the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of .• 

By a vote of this Lodge, I am instructed to ask you for a dis- 
pensation to pass the ballot {or confer the degrees, as the case may 
be) for M. A. B., who has petitioned this Lodge for initiation, {or 
is anxious to receive the degrees of F. C. and M. M. as the case may 
be), at a special meeting to be called for that purpose. 

M. A. B. is years of age ; his residence is ; his occu- 
pation is . The case is one of emergency, for the reasons 

following : [Here state at length tJte reasons why a dispensation 
sliould be granted in the case], 

O. P., W. Master. 



APPLICATION FOR A DIMIT. 

, A. D. 18 , A. L. 58- 



To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Lodge, 

No. . 

The undersigned, a Master Mason, and member in good stand- 
ing in your Lodge, respectfully asks to withdraw from mem- 
bership, and that a dimit be issued to him certifying such fact, 
(Signed) A. B. 

As every Mason (unless prevented by circumstances) should 
be affiliated with some Lodge, whereby he may contribute to 
the support of its fundsfor relief, reasons ought to be set forth in 
the Dimit stating why application is made therefor. 



APPLICATION FOR A DIPLOMA 

May be made verbally by the applicant in person, or through 
any brother. 



FORMS FOR MASONIC DOCUMENTS. 201 



FORM OF A DIMIT. 

Hall of Lodge, No. , held at f by au- 
thority of the Grand Lodge of . I hereby certify thai 

at a meeting of Lodge, No. — , held on the 

day of , A.D. 18 , A. L. 58 — , Bro. , 

by consent of said Lodge, withdrew his membership from the 
same, he being at the time a worthy Master Mason, [here state 
Masonic official rank, P. M., P. S. W., etc., as the case may be], in 
good standing, and having paid all dues assessed against him. 

By order of said Lodge. 

-, Sec'y. 
SEAL 



FORM OF PROXY REPRESENTATIVE. 

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Wardens, and Brethren of 
the Grand Lodge of Ancient and Accepted York Masons, of the 
State of — . 

In consequence of the legal representative of Lodge, 

No. , held at , in the State of , being 

unable to attend the Grand Lodge, at its ensuing Grand Com- 
munication, Bro. was, therefore, at the (stated or special) 

meeting of said Lodge, held on the day of , A. D. 

18 , A. L. 58 , duly appointed and constituted as the 

representative of the said Lodge. 

Reposing full confidence in his integrity, skill, and ability to 
represent the same, I have therefore caused the Secretary to 
affix the seal of the Lodge hereto. 

, W. M. 

SE Ali ^ , Secretary. 



202 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



FORM OF KEEPING RECORDS OF A LODGE. 

A stated communication of Lodge, No. — , waa 

holden at ,on , the day of 

, A. D. 18 , A. L. 58 . 

Present : Bro. A. B.., W. Master ; Bro. B. C., S. Warden ; Bro. C, 
D., J. Warden ; Bro. D. E., Treasurer; Bro. E. F., Secretary ; Bro 

F. G., S. Deacon ; Bro. G. I., J. Deacon ; Bro. H. L., Tyler. 
Members— Bros. L. M., M. N., N. O., O. P. 

Visitors— Bros. P. Q,., Q. R., R. S. 

A Lodge of Master Masons was opened in due form. 

The minutes of the last stated, and intervening special com- 
munications, were read and approved. 

The committee on the petition of Mr. C. B., a candidate for 
initiation, reported favorably. 

The committee on the petition of Mr. D. C, a candidate for 
initiation, reported unfavorably. 

The petition of Mr. E. F., a candidate for initiation, was with- 
drawn. 

A petition for initiation from Mr. G. F., inclosing the sum of 

dollars, and recommended by Bros. C. D. and H. L., received 

and referred to a committee of investigation consisting of Bros. 

G. H., L. M., and O. P. 

A petition of Bro. R. S., for membership, accompanied with 
the sum of — dollars, received and referred to a committee of 
investigation, consisting of Bros. T. W., M. L., and E. D., to report 
at the next stated meeting. 

A balloting was had for the initiation of Mr. C. B., which was 
found clear, and he declared duly elected. 

A ballot was also had upon the petition for initiation of Mr. 
D. C, which was not clear, and he was declared rejected. 

Bro. T. Y., a Fellowcraft, having made application to be raised 
to the sublime degree of Master Mason, and having been exam- 
ined in an open Lodge of Fellowcrafts as to his proficiency in 
that degree, which examination being satisfactory, and his fee 
of — dollars paid to the Secretary, a balloting was had, found 
clear, and he declared duly elected. 

F>ro. S. K. offered the following resolution, which was adopted, 
to- wit: 

Jiesolved, That a committee of three be appointed to purchase 
a set of jewels for this Lodge. 



FORM OF RECORDS OF A LODGE. 203 

And thereupon the W. Master appointed Bros. G. M., K. R„ 
and S. T. said committee. 

Bro. T. Y. was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, 
in due and ancient form. 

Bro. S. L., a Fellowcraft, made application to be raised to the 
degree of Master Mason. 

The Lodge of Master Masons was called from labor to refresh- 
ment, and a Lodge of Entered Apprentices was opened in due 
form. 

Mr. C. B. was initiated an Entered Apprentice in due and 
ancient form. 

Bro. D. J., an Entered Apprentice, having made application to 
be passed to the degree of Fellowcraft, was examined as to his 
proficiency in the degree of Entered Apprentice. 

There being no further business, the Lodge of Entered Appren- 
tices was closed in due form, and a Lodge of Fellowcrafts was 
duly opened. 

Bro. S. L. was examined as to his proficiency in the degree of 
Fellowcraft. 

There being no further business, the Lodge of Fellowcrafts 
was closed in due form, and the Master Masons' Lodge called 
from refreshment to labor. 

The examination of Bro. S. L. being satisfactory, and his fee 
of — dollars being paid to the Secretary, a balloting was or- 
dered, found clear, and he declared duly elected. 

A letter was read from Mrs. T. V., the widow of a Master Ma- 
son, when the sum of dollars was voted for her relief. 

An appropriation of dollars was also made to the relief of 

Brother , from . 



PEES RECEIVED THIS EVENING. 

Petition of Mr. G. F $ 

Fee of Bro. R. S 

Fee of Bro. T. Y 

Total amount received .$ 

All of which was paid to the Secretary. 

There being no further business, the Lodge was closed in due 
form and harmony. 

A. B., W. Master. 

E. F., Secretary. 



204 



UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



MANNER OF GIVING THE PUBLIC GRAND HONORS. 



The Public Grand Honors are given on all public occasions in 
the presence of the profane as well as the initiated. They are 
used at the laying of corner-stones of public buildings, or in 
other services in which the ministrations of the Fraternity are 
required, and especially in funerals. They are given in the fol- 
lowing manner : Both arms are crossed on the breast, the left 
uppermost, and the open palms of the hands sharply striking 
the shoulders; they are then raised above the head, the palms 
striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon the 
thighs. This is repeated three times, and as there are three 
blows given each time, namely, on the breast, on the palms of 
the hands, and on the thighs, making nine concussions in all, 
the Grand Honors are technically said to be given "by three 
times three." On the occasion of funerals, each one of these 
honors is accompanied by the words " the will of God is accom- 
plished; so mote it be" audibly pronounced by the brethren.— 
Mackey's Lexicon. 



MASONIC ODES. 



206 



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As one united be, 
As band of brothers truly are, 
In bonds of unity. 



ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE. 



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4 Now to our homes let's haste away, 
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And may each heart in kindness say 
Good night, brother, good night. 



206 



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4 Now to our homes let's haste away, 
Still filled with love and light ; 
And may each heart in kindness say 
Good night, brother, good night. 



208 



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And kindred actions still be done, 
In works of charity and love. 

4 Sweet fellowship, from envy free, 

Friendly converse of brotherhood, 
The Lodge's lasting cement be, 
•Which has for ages firmly stood. 



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209 



FELLOWCRAFT'S DEGREE. 

CLOSING ODE. 



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The mind with goodly knowledge fraught, 
Enlarged with love of brotherhood. 

4 Whilst thus in wisdom's ways we meet, 

And raise the mind in feeling, 
We cull the flowers of knowledge sweet, 
Their fragrance here revealing. 



210 



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MASTER MASON'S DEGREE. 

OPENING ODE. 

Duke Street. L. M. 



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4 And when our work is finished here, 
May we in hope our charge resign : 
When thou, Grand Master, shalt appear, 
May we and all mankind be thine. 



MASTER MASON S DEGREE. 



211 



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In plenitude of peace; 
Where incense in our hearts shall swell. 
And to our God increase. 
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212 



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CONSECRATION. 

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A heaven of joy, a heaven of love. 

4 Father our present work, do bless, 
Our voices let thy praise express ; 
May each and every heart be filled 
With gratiUnle to Him who willed 



DEDICATION. 



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And never from this place depart. 

4 Lord, here the wants of all supply, 
And fit our souls to dwell on high ; 
From service in this humble place. 
Raise us to praise thee face to face. 



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Their every grace improve, 
'Till discord through the nations ceaae, 
And all the world be love. 



4 Till principles combine 

To make perfection sure, 
And all the fires of truth re hue, 
And purify the pure. 



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By which we live ; 
That we at last may join 
The Heavenly Lodge sublime, 
Where we shall perfect shine 

With God above. 



216 



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INVOCATION. 

INVOCATION ODE. 



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3 Spirit of Truth and Love, 
Descending from above, 

Our hearts inflame, 
Till Masonry's control 
Shall build in one the whole, 
A Temple of the soul 

To thy great name. 



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Faith, Charity, and Love ; 
To great St. John a splendid star 
In the Grand Lodge above. 

4 With fervent Zeal and pure delight, 

We '11 wake the joyful strain, 
Till in the great Grand Lodge we melt, 
Where joys immortal reign. 



218 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



HAIL ! HAIL THE MYSTIC TIE. 

By Bro. S. WOODWOMTM. 
Air.-H.Aiij, Columbia. 
i Hail ! hail the mystic tie, 
Glorious orb of Masonry ; 
Like the orient beams of morn, 
The bright empurpled East adorn, 
To add effulgence to the day, 
And drive the mists of night away. 
Glorious source of light divine, 
Friendship, peace, and virtue's shrine, 
Songs of gratitude we raise ; 
Dedicate to thee our praise. 

chorus. 
Brothers, join the festive throng, 
Social mirth inspires our song, 
While in Harmony we meet, 
And Masons all as Brothers greet. 

2 See ! see the darkness fly 
Before the sun of Masonry ; 
Foi'med by heaven's almighty hand, 
Its base as firm as earth shall stand, 
Diffusing Light from East to West, 
And nations with its beams be blest. 
Arching ages round shall roll, 
Time the fate of man control, 
Still resplendent light shall stand, 
Its summit reared by Virtue's hand. 
Brothers, join, etc. 

8 Hail! hail! thou heavenly guest, 
Sanctioned by the high behest, 
Let Truth and Friendship be our guide, 
Beneath whose compass we confide: 
Our actions Squared by Virtue's laws, 
To magnify our first great cause. 
Then, when life's meridian 's past, 
The tie of Friendship still shall last, 
Its sacred Unity endure, 
Till endless ages be no more. 
Brothers, join, etc. 



CLOSING SONG — FRIENDSHIP. 219 



CLOSING SONG. 

Air,— AtriiB Lang Syne. 
i We meet in love, we part in peace, 
Our council labors o'er; 
We'll ask, ere life's best days shall cease 
To meet in time once more. 

CHORUS TO EACH VERSE. 

'Mid fairest scenes to memory dear, 

In change of joy and pain ; 
We '11 think of friends assembled here, 

And hope to meet again. 

2 Though changes mark time's onward way 

In all we fondly claim, 
Fraternal hopes shall ne'er decay— 
Our landmarks still the same. 

3 Our Faith unmoved, with Truth our guide, 

As seasons mark our clime ; 
Through winter's chill, or summer's pride, 
We '11 hail the Art Sublime. 

4 When life shall find its silent close, 

With Hope's kind promise blest; 
In that Grand Lodge may all repose, 
Where joys immortal rest. 

FRIENDSHIP. 

Air.— Auld Lang Syne. 

1 Old friends shall never be forgot, 

Whose love was love sincere; 
And still, whatever be their lot, 

We'll make them welcome here. 
The kindness they have often shown, 

We long have borne in mind, 
And long, we hope, our friends have known 

A welcome where to find. 

2 It never shall be said, with truth, 

That now our hearts are cold; 
The friends who loved us in our youth, 

We '11 love when they are old. 
And if in ills, which we withstand, 

They kind assistance need, 
We'll stretch them forth a helping hand, 

And be a friend indeed. 



220 UNIVERSAL MONITOR. 



THE MASON'S ADIEU. 

By BURNS. 

Air.— Bonnie* Doon. 
\ adieu ! a heart- warm fond adieu ! 
Dear brothers of the mystic tie 
Ye favored, ye enlightened few, 
Companions of my social joy! 
Tho' I to foreign lands must hie, 
Pursuing fortune's slipp'ry ba\ 
With melting heart and brimful eye, 
1 '11 mind you still, tho' far awa\ 

2 Oft have I met your social band, 

And spent the cheerful, festive night; 
Oft, honored with supreme command, 

Presided o'er the sons of light : 
And by that hieroglyphic bright, 

Which none but craftsmen ever saw ! 
Strong memory on my heart shall write 

Those happy scenes when far awa\ 

3 May freedom, harmony, and love 

Unite you in the grand design, 
Beneath th' Omniscient Eye above, 

The glorious Architect Divine! 
That you may keep th' unerring line, 

Still rising by the plummet's law, 
Till order bright completely shine, 

Shall be my prayer when far awa\ 

i And you, farewell! whose merits claim, 
Justly, that brightest badge to wear ! 

Heaven bless your honored, noble name 
To Masonry and friendship dear! 

A last request permit me here, 
When yearly ye assemble a', 

One round— 1 ask it with a tear- 
To him, your friend, that's far awa'. 



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